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Preface

James Oldham

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Preface vii
Introduction 1
1. The Scope of the Seventh Amendment Guarantee 5
2. The “Complexity Exception” 17
3. Law versus Fact 25
4. Determining Damages 45
5. The Jury of Matrons 80
6. The Self-Informing Jury 115
7. The English Origins of the Special Jury 127
8. Special Juries in England 153
9. Special Juries in the United States and Modern Jury Formation Procedures 174
Appendix 1 213
Appendix 2 217
Appendix 3 219
Appendix 4 220
Notes 229
Table of Statutes 313
Table of Cases 321
Index 333
About the Author 355

https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814762592.003.0003

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Preface vii
Introduction 1
1. The Scope of the Seventh Amendment Guarantee 5
2. The “Complexity Exception” 17
3. Law versus Fact 25
4. Determining Damages 45
5. The Jury of Matrons 80
6. The Self-Informing Jury 115
7. The English Origins of the Special Jury 127
8. Special Juries in England 153
9. Special Juries in the United States and Modern Jury Formation Procedures 174
Appendix 1 213
Appendix 2 217
Appendix 3 219
Appendix 4 220
Notes 229
Table of Statutes 313
Table of Cases 321
Index 333
About the Author 355

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