4:35-1. Demand for Jury Trial
(a) Demand; Time; Manner. Except as otherwise provided by R. 4:67-5 (summary actions), any party may demand a trial by jury of any issue triable of right by a jury by serving upon the other parties a demand therefor in writing not later than 10 days after the service of the last pleading directed to such issue. Such demand may be appended to the party's pleading.
(b) Demand; Specification of Issues. A party's demand may specify the issues to be so tried; otherwise the party shall be deemed to have demanded trial by jury for all issues so triable. If the demand is for trial by jury for only some of the issues, any other party within 10 days after service of the demand or such shorter or longer time as the court orders, may serve a demand for trial by jury of any other or all of the issues so triable.
(c) Waiver. The failure of a party to serve a demand as required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this rule constitutes a waiver of trial by jury.
(d) Withdrawal of Demand; Consent. When trial by jury has been demanded as provided by this rule, the trial of all issues so demanded shall be by jury, unless all parties or their attorneys, by written and filed stipulation or oral stipulation made in open court and entered on the record, consent to trial by the court without a jury, or unless the court on a party's or its own motion finds that a right of trial by jury of some or all of those issues does not exist.
