Conn. Practice Book § 16-9 (2026)

Sec. 16-9. Questions of Law and Fact The judicial authority shall decide all issues of law and all questions of law arising in the trial of any issue of fact, and, in committing the cause to the jury, shall direct it to find accordingly, and shall submit all questions of fact to the jury, with such observations on the evidence, for the jury’s infor- mation, as it thinks proper, without any direction how the jury shall find the facts. After the cause has been committed to the jury, no pleas, argu- ments or evidence shall be received before the verdict is returned into court and recorded. (See General Statutes § 52-216 and annotations.) (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 306.) Sec. 16-10. Order by Judicial Authority for Jury Trial of Factual Issues in Equitable Actions No issues of fact in an equitable action shall be tried to the jury except upon order of the judicial authority. Upon the application of any party, the judicial authority may order any issue or issues of fact in any action demanding equitable relief to be tried by a jury, and such application shall be

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