Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 13.06.085 (2026)
Jury trial
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Sec. 13.06.085. Jury trial.
(a) If duly demanded, a party is entitled to trial by jury in any proceeding in which any controverted question of fact arises as to which any party has a constitutional right to trial by jury.
(b) If there is no right to trial by jury under (a) of this section or the right is waived, the court in its discretion may call a jury to decide any issue of fact, in which case the verdict is advisory only.
(a) If duly demanded, a party is entitled to trial by jury in any proceeding in which any controverted question of fact arises as to which any party has a constitutional right to trial by jury.
(b) If there is no right to trial by jury under (a) of this section or the right is waived, the court in its discretion may call a jury to decide any issue of fact, in which case the verdict is advisory only.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1999–2017 · leading case: Riddell v. Edwards, 32 P.3d 4 (Alaska 2001).
Riddell v. Edwards, 32 P.3d 4 (Alaska 2001). “The first pleading in a creditor's claim is the petition for allowance.”
Haines v. Comfort Keepers, Inc., 393 P.3d 422 (Alaska 2017). “320 (granting a right to jury trial in eminent domain proceedings "on the question of the amount of damages and the value of the property”); AS 13.06.085(a) (granting a right to jury trial in certain probate cases "in which any controverted question of fact arises as to which…”
Williams v. Wainscott, 974 P.2d 975 (Alaska 1999). “See AS 13.06.085; Cavanah v. Martin, 590 P.2d 41, 41-42 (Alaska 1979) (preponderance of evidence standard applies to hearings on claim).”
Ed Richardson v. Est. of Joseph Edmond Berthelot Jr., No. S13696 (Alaska Jan. 16, 2013). “52 Thus, Nelson and Richardson were “entitled to a jury trial under AS 13.06.085(a) only to the extent that the common law preserved such a right as to the facts at issue in this case.”
Alaska Stat. § 13.06.085(a): 2 cases
Haines v. Comfort Keepers, Inc., 393 P.3d 422 (Alaska 2017). “320 (granting a right to jury trial in eminent domain proceedings "on the question of the amount of damages and the value of the property”); AS 13.06.085(a) (granting a right to jury trial in certain probate cases "in which any controverted question of fact arises as to which…”
Ed Richardson v. Est. of Joseph Edmond Berthelot Jr., No. S13696 (Alaska Jan. 16, 2013). “52 Thus, Nelson and Richardson were “entitled to a jury trial under AS 13.06.085(a) only to the extent that the common law preserved such a right as to the facts at issue in this case.”
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