Rodney v. Wise

WIEAND, Judge:

The issue in this appeal is the validity of a waiver of trial by jury entered in a civil action in order to obtain a delay in the commencement of trial. The trial court held that the waiver was valid and denied a request to withdraw it immediately prior to commencement of a nonjury trial. We find no error in the trial court’s ruling and affirm the judgment entered on the verdict of the court.

On August 20, 1979, a vehicle owned by Liquid Carbonic Corporation (Liquid Carbonic) and driven by Larry J. Wise, one of its employees, was involved in a collision with an automobile…