Issues to be decided by the court
Rule 4211. Issues to be decided by the court. The court shall decide any issue not required to be tried by a jury unless it is referred to a referee to determine pursuant to section 4317.
The court decides any issue not required to be tried by a jury — unless that issue is referred to a referee to determine under § 4317. ★ Simple default: no jury right + no referral to a determining referee = the judge decides it.
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.
This provision appears in Volume 2 — The JG-22 CPLR and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.