Iowa Code 633.447 – Trial and hearing
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.447
- Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
633.447 Trial and hearing.
The trial of a claim and the offsets or counterclaims, if any, shall be to the court without a jury. However, the court may, in its discretion, either on its own motion or upon the motion of any party, submit the matter to a jury. In the event that the amount of the claim or a counterclaim exceeds the sum stated in § 631.1, subsection 1, either party shall be entitled to a jury trial, if a written demand is made as provided in the rules of civil procedure in relation to the trial of ordinary actions.
[C51, §1360, 1362, 1366; R60, §2392, 2394, 2398; C73, §2411, 2415; C97, §3341, 3344; C24,
27, 31, 35, 39, §11963, 11966; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.59, 635.62; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,
§633.447]
2019 Acts, ch 59, §217; 2021 Acts, ch 23, §6
Referred to in §633.417, 633.432, 633.666
See R.C.P. 1.902
The trial of a claim and the offsets or counterclaims, if any, shall be to the court without a jury. However, the court may, in its discretion, either on its own motion or upon the motion of any party, submit the matter to a jury. In the event that the amount of the claim or a counterclaim exceeds the sum stated in § 631.1, subsection 1, either party shall be entitled to a jury trial, if a written demand is made as provided in the rules of civil procedure in relation to the trial of ordinary actions.
[C51, §1360, 1362, 1366; R60, §2392, 2394, 2398; C73, §2411, 2415; C97, §3341, 3344; C24,
27, 31, 35, 39, §11963, 11966; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.59, 635.62; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,
§633.447]
2019 Acts, ch 59, §217; 2021 Acts, ch 23, §6
Referred to in §633.417, 633.432, 633.666
See R.C.P. 1.902