Colgrove v. Battin
| Colgrove v. Battin | |
|---|---|
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| Argued January 17, 1973 Decided June 21, 1973 | |
| Full case name | Colgrove v. Battin |
| Citations | 413 U.S. 149 (more) 93 S. Ct. 2448; 37 L. Ed. 2d 522; 1973 U.S. LEXIS 42; 17 Fed. R. Serv. 2d (Callaghan) 401 |
| Holding | |
| A six-member jury for the trial of civil cases comports with the Seventh Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Brennan, joined by Burger, White, Blackmun, Rehnquist |
| Dissent | Douglas, joined by Powell |
| Dissent | Marshall, joined by Stewart |
| Dissent | Powell |
Colgrove v. Battin, 413 U.S. 149 (1973), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled 5-4 that six person civil juries were constitutional.[1]
References
- ^ Yeazell, S.C. Civil Procedure, Seventh Edition. Aspen Publishers, New York, NY: 2008, p. 600