                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ELECTION BY PARTIES; ORDER OF COURT (§ 8.01-576.1)

In any civil action pending before a circuit court, the parties may, by
agreement in writing submitted to the court at any time prior to trial, elect to
have a summary jury trial of the issues in the case in accordance with this
chapter. However, where the court determines that the election is made for the
purpose of delaying a trial on the merits, a summary jury trial shall not be
had.

HISTORY: 1988, c. 759.