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Beacon Theatres Inc v Westover

359 U.S. 500 (1959)
JurisdictionUnited States
Year1959
Statusunclear

Key Principle

The Seventh Amendment right to jury trial must be preserved; legal issues triable to a jury should be tried first before equitable issues.

Area of Law

procedure

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