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BARNEY v. SCHMEIDER

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76 U.S. 248 (1870)

9 Wall. 248

19 L.Ed. 648

BARNEY, v. SCHMEIDER.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 7, 1870.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Hoar, Attorney-General, and Mr. Field, Assistant Attorney-General, for the United States. Mr. Evarts, contra.

Mr. Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

The seventh amendment of the Constitution declares, that in suits at law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved.

This right may be waived by the party. The act of March 3d, 1865,* provides a mode by which the parties to a suit may submit the matter proper for a jury...

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