§ 9-20-2

In all cases, except where otherwise provided, if judgment is rendered on default, discontinuance, submission, or motion, damages shall be assessed by the court, with the intervention of a jury unless cause is shown why there should be no intervention of a jury. The claimant in any case may waive the intervention of a jury. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 352; G.L. 1909, ch. 291, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 341, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 534, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-20-2; P.L. 1958, ch. 61, § 2; P.L. 1961, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 34.