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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-205 (2026)

Court may determine order in which issues shall be tried

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In all cases, whether entered upon the docket as jury cases or court cases, the court may order that one or more of the issues joined be tried before the others.

(1949 Rev., S. 7939.)

Cited. 63 C. 560. When legal issues of fact should be determined by jury before court tries equitable issues. 98 C. 221. General claim for jury list does not secure jury trial of equitable issues of fact; special order necessary under Sec. 52-218. 100 C. 248. The court may determine issues on the cross complaint first. 135 C. 558. Cited. 149 C. 430.

Illness of plaintiff's attorney reason to bifurcate trial. 50 CA 577.

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Cited in 17 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1962–2025 · leading case: R.T. Vanderbilt Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indem. Co., 156 A.3d 539 (Conn. App. Ct. 2017).
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R.T. Vanderbilt Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indem. Co., 156 A.3d 539 (Conn. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 5× “"Pursuant to General Statutes § 52-205 116 and Practice Book § 15-1, 117 the trial court may order that one or more issues that are joined be tried before the others.”
Estela v. Bristol Hosp., Inc., 180 A.3d 595 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 5× “On February 26, 2015, prior to the plaintiff's filing an objection to the motion for summary judgment or action by the court, the defendant filed a motion for an order to bifurcate the trial, pursuant to General Statutes § 52-205 4 and Practice Book § 15-1, 5 to try the…”
Barry v. Quality Steel Prods., Inc., 820 A.2d 258 (Conn. 2003). · cites it 3× “General Statutes § 52-205 provides: “In all cases, whether entered upon the docket as jury cases or court cases, the court may order that one or more of the issues joined be tried before the others.”
Powell v. Infinity Ins., 922 A.2d 1073 (Conn. 2007). · cites it 2× “Indeed, “[p]ursuant to General Statutes § 52-205 and Practice Book § 15-1, the trial court may order that one or more issues that are joined be tried before the others.”
Rockwell v. Rockwell, 175 A.3d 1249 (Conn. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 4× “"Pursuant to General Statutes § 52-205 8 and Practice Book § 15-1, 9 the trial court may order that one or more issues that are joined be tried before the others.”
Reichhold Chemicals, Inc. v. Hartford Accident & Indem. Co., 703 A.2d 1132 (Conn. 1997). · cites it 2× “Because Washington is the state with the “most significant relationship” to the notice issue, Washington notice law, rather than New York notice law, should have been applied. II The plaintiff next maintains that the trial court improperly bifurcated the trial into separate…”
O'Shea v. Mignone, 719 A.2d 1176 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 4× “On Tuesday, January 14, 1997, the trial court granted the plaintiffs renewed motion to bifurcate pursuant to General Statutes § 52-205 4 and Practice Book § 283, now § 15-1.”
Falls Church Grp., Ltd. v. Tyler, Cooper & Alcorn, LLP, 874 A.2d 266 (Conn. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “” 3 “Pursuant to General Statutes § 52-205 and Practice Book § 15-1, the trial court may order that one or more issues that are joined be tried before the others.”
Manzo-Ill v. Schoonmaker, 204 A.3d 1207 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “*1212 On February 29, 2016, the defendant moved to bifurcate the trial pursuant to General Statutes § 52-205 and Practice Book § 15-1 so that its statute of limitations defense would be considered before the merits of the plaintiff's operative complaint.”
Dumas v. Mena, 842 A.2d 618 (Conn. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 4× “I think we would end up trying some of the same issues twice. It may be that there are some things that are appropriate on the verdict form or even in the charge, but I’m going to deny the motion to bifurcate.”
Redmond v. Matthies, 180 A.2d 639 (Conn. 1962). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 52-205; Practice Book § 145.”
Lyme Land Conservation Trust, Inc. v. Platner, 221 A.3d 788 (Conn. 2019). · cites it 2× “To try a case, or to conduct a ‘‘trial,’’ is defined as ‘‘[a] formal judicial examination of evidence and determina- tion of legal claims in an adversary proceeding.”
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