Section 1808

Citation: Section 1808
Parent Document: McHugh v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 777 P.2d 91 (1989)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 1989-08-17
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1156663/mchugh-v-santa-monica-rent-cont... ↗

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[54] Although the Seventh Amendment applies only to actions in the federal courts (see Crouchman v. Superior Court (1988) 45 Cal.3d 1167, 1173, fn. 5 [248 Cal. Rptr. 626, 755 P.2d 1075], and cases cited), the high court's interpretation of that amendment is relevant in the present context. Like the state constitutional provision, the Seventh Amendment merely "preserves" the common law right to jury trial and does not create a new or broader right. Thus, under both provisions, the ultimate question is whether the constitutional guaranty "provide[s] an impenetrable barrier to administrative factfinding under otherwise valid ... regulatory statutes." (Atlas Roofing, supra, 430 U.S. 442, 460 [51 L.Ed.2d 464, 478].)

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