Is a plaintiff's right to a trial by jury in a personal injury action "jurisdictional"?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Smith v. Covell, 100 Cal.App.3d 947, 161 Cal.Rptr. 377 (Cal. App. 1980):
The right to a trial by jury in a personal injury action is "jurisdictional." In Deward v. Clough, 245 Cal.App.2d 439, 444, 54 Cal.Rptr. 68, 72, the court stated:
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