Iowa Code § 633.447
Trial and hearing
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As of January 1, 2012
The trial of a claim and the offsets or counterclaims, if any, shall be to the court without a jury; provided, however, that the court may, in its discretion, either on its own motion or upon the motion of any party, submit the same to a jury; and provided further, that in the event that the amount of the claim or a counterclaim exceeds the sum of three hundred dollars, either party shall be entitled to a jury trial, if written demand therefor is made as provided in the rules of civil procedure in relation to the trial of ordinary actions.
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 section 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.
Referred to in
See R.C.P. 1.902
Demand for jury trial, see
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