Does a right of trial by jury exist at common law in a suit to abate a public nuisance?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. One 1941 Chevrolet Coupe, 231 P.2d 832, 37 Cal.2d 283 (Cal. 1951):
'The right of trial by jury did not exist at common law in a suit to abate a public nuisance. People v. McCaddon, 48 Cal.App. 790, 792, 192 P. 325. Hence it is not a constitutional right now.
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