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CROUCHMAN v. SUPERIOR COURT
Supreme Court of California (1988) | 45 Cal.3d 1167; 755 P.2d 1075; 248 Cal. Rptr. 626
TL;DR: A defendant appealed a small claims money judgment and demanded a jury trial in the superior court. The court held that there is no constitutional or statutory right to a jury trial in a de novo appeal from a small claims court.
Legal Significance: Establishes that the constitutional right to a jury trial does not attach to small claims proceedings, including de novo appeals, based on a historical exception for small monetary claims at common law.