Iowa § 633.447 Trial and hearing

Iowa Statutes

§ 633.447 — Trial and hearing

Iowa § 633.447

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 633PROBATE CODE

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Iowa Code § 633.447 (2026).

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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.

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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.

Legislative History

[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]