C & K Engineering Contractors v. Amber Steel Co.
Supreme Court of California
587 P.2d 1136 (Cal. 1978)
Relevant factsFree
General contractor C & K Engineering (plaintiff) submitted its master bid based on Amber Steel's (defendant) submitted bid and a verbal confirmation that Amber could perform steel installation at that price, but Amber later couldn't perform at that price; C & K sued exclusively under promissory estoppel, and Amber requested a jury trial. The trial court empaneled only an advisory jury, denied a full jury trial, and ruled for C & K; Amber appealed.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant has a constitutional right to a jury trial when the plaintiff's claim is based exclusively on promissory estoppel, an equitable doctrine.