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Frenckiewich v. DowdFrenckiewich v. Dowd

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
May 14, 1935
Reporters:
By the Court.

The petitioner, without conforming to the provisions of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) ‍‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍c. 231, § 104, in regard to claiming a jury trial, seeks by this petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondent to ‍‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍grant his motion (which was denied) to remove an action to the Superior Court for trial by jury on the single ground that the denial ‍‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍of his motion violated the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. There is nothing in this contention. “The first ten amendments to ‍‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍the Federal Constitution contain no restrictions on the powers of the State, but were intended to operate solely on Federal Government.” Brown v. New Jersey, 175 U. S. ‍‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍172, 174. Commonwealth v. Wilkins, 243 Mass. 356, 361. Commonwealth v. Gedzium, 259 Mass. 453, 457. Gaines v. Washington, 277 U. S. 81, 85.

Exceptions overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Frenckiewich v. Dowd
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: May 14, 1935
Citation: 291 Mass. 95
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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