CPLR § 410

Trial

§ 410. Trial. If triable issues of fact are raised they shall be tried forthwith and the court shall make a final determination thereon. If issues are triable of right by jury, the court shall give the parties an opportunity to demand a jury trial of such issues. Failure to make such demand within the time limited by the court, or, if no such time is limited, before trial begins, shall be deemed a waiver of the right to trial by jury.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/410

In plain English

If triable issues of fact are raised, they are tried forthwith and the court makes a final determination. Where issues are triable by jury as of right, the court gives a chance to demand a jury; failure to demand in time (or before trial begins if no time is set) waives the jury right. ★

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 2 — The JG-22 CPLR and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.