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Ross v. Bernhard, 396 U.S. 531 (1970)
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Ross v. Bernhard, 396 U.S. 531 (1970)
Ross v. Bernhard No. 42 Argued November 10, 1969 Decided February 2, 1970 396 U.S. 531
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
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The right to trial by jury preserved by the Seventh Amendment extends to a stockholder’s derivative suit with respect to those issue as to which the corporation, had it been suing in its own right, would have been entitled to a jury trial.
403 F.2d 909, reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Ross v. Bernhard, 396 U.S. 531 (1970) in 396 U.S. 531 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GHHL7TIJ553YZQH.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Ross v. Bernhard, 396 U.S. 531 (1970), in 396 U.S. 531, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GHHL7TIJ553YZQH.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Ross v. Bernhard, 396 U.S. 531 (1970). cited in 1970, 396 U.S. 531. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GHHL7TIJ553YZQH.
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