in 1818, an "inventive litigant" invoked trial by combat, and took the case to the highest court
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En réponse à @sarahjeong
the court ruled that the right of trial by combat was still technically available. the plaintiff declined to accept a trial by combat
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the following year, parliament formally abolished trial by combat
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and basically, 2002 was a guy opening a ticket: "I just updated to the latest version of UK law and it broke my workflow?????"
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En réponse à @sarahjeong @xor
Wait but what about http://www.geek.com/geek-cetera/lawyer-demands-trial-by-combat-in-new-york-court-case-1631242/ …
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well trial by combat was abolished in England after the American revolution
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so I guess he could invoke a common law right that hasn't been abolished in the US?
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En réponse à @sarahjeong @Esquiring et
the legal history is that trial by combat fell out of fashion by the 14th century
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but it remained dormant in the law for centuries after
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