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SIMLER V. CONNER, 372 U. S. 221 (1963)
372 U. S. 221U.S. Supreme Court
Simler v. Conner, 372 U.S. 221 (1963)
Simler v. Conner
No. 59
Argued January 9-10, 1963
Decided February 18, 1963
372 U.S. 221
Syllabus
1. In a diversity of citizenship action in a Federal District Court, federal law governs in determining whether the plaintiff is entitled to a jury trial. P. 372 U. S. 222.
2. Although the action in this case was in form a declaratory judgment action, it was, in basic character, a suit to determine and adjudicate the amount of fees owing to a lawyer by a client under a contingent fee contract; it was "legal," not "equitable," in character, and the plaintiff was entitled to a jury trial. P. 372 U. S. 223.
295 F.2d 534, reversed.