Either party in a contract
dispute can be granted a jury trial by request.
This is important to how the case gets resolved. There are plusses and minuses to having
contract matters settled by juries.
In some ways, juries are out
of control. They make their decisions in
secrecy and don’t have to give their reasons.
Therefore, it is important to understand how juries can be controlled.
2.
New Means of Control (1600-1800)