Delaware Statutes § 5951 Trial by Court; by jury
Statute Text
All cases of contest under this subchapter shall be fully heard and determined by the Court, without the aid or intervention of a jury, unless 1 or both of the parties to the contest shall claim a trial by jury, and the Court shall, in its judgment, determine that it is a case which, under the Constitution and laws of this State, the party or parties are entitled to a trial by jury. In such case a jury shall be empanelled and the cause proceed according to the rules and practice of the Court in jury trials.
History
17 Del. Laws, c. 33, § 12; Code 1915, § 1909; Code 1935, § 2027; 15 Del. C. 1953, § 5951.;
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