In all cases of default when it may be necessary to have the verdict of a jury or in the trial of cases when the parties or their attorneys shall waive the right to strike a jury, the clerk shall, under the direction of the judge, draw and impanel a jury who shall pass upon those matters as may be submitted to it in default cases or the trial of those cases when the parties have waived the right to strike the jury.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 38-208; 1952 Code Section 38-208; 1942 Code Section 634; 1932 Code Section 634; Civ. P. '22 Section 574; Civ. C. '12 Section 4042; Civ. C. '02 Section 2940; 1901 (23) 633; 1902 (23) 1069; 1904 (24) 413; 1909 (26) 48; 1939 (41) 74; 1976 Code Section 14-7-1080; 1986 Act No. 340, Section 3, eff March 10, 1986.
Editor's Note
Provisions as to the manner of drawing a jury panel of twenty, which formerly appeared in this section, can now be found in Section 14-7-1060.