Rule 38.
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Rule 38 . Right to a Jury Trial; Demand.
(a)Right Preserved. The right of trial by jury as declared by the Montana Constitution -- or as provided by a Montana statute -- is preserved to the parties inviolate.
(b)Demand. On any issue triable of right by a jury, a party may demand a jury trial by:
(1)serving the other parties with a written demand -- which may be included in a pleading -- no later than 14 days after the last pleading directed to the issue is served; and
(2)filing the demand in accordance with Rule 5(d).
(c)Specifying Issues. In its demand, a party may specify the issues that it wishes to have tried by a jury; otherwise, it is considered to have demanded a jury trial on all the issues so triable. If the party has demanded a jury trial on only some issues, any other party may -- within 14 days after being served with the demand or within a shorter time ordered by the court -- serve a demand for a jury trial on any other or all factual issues triable by jury.
(d)Waiver; Withdrawal. A party waives a jury trial unless its demand is properly served and filed. A proper demand may be withdrawn only if the parties consent.