Supreme Court Rules - Rule 71 - Rules of Civil Procedure - Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts - Verdicts: Jury Shall Render General Verdict

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		Section/Rule:	71.02
Subject:	Rule 71 - Rules of Civil Procedure - Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts - Verdicts	Publication / Adopted Date:
Topic:	Jury Shall Render General Verdict - When	Revised / Effective Date:

71.02. Jury Shall Render General Verdict - When

In every issue for the recovery of money only, or specific real or personal property, the jury shall render a general verdict.

Committee Note - 1959

This Rule is the same as Section 107 of the 1943 Code (

Section 510.230, RSMo

1959).

This rule is the same as original proposed Rule

22.02(a)

. Paragraph

(b)

of the proposed Rule

22.02

provided for a discretionary special verdict in the form of special findings on each issue of fact, and for submission to a jury of special interrogatories. Paragraph

(b)

is omitted for these reasons: (1) it is a radical change in the existing practice; (2) experience with similar provisions has not been uniformly satisfactory; (3) the Bar overwhelmingly opposed the discretionary special verdict system in all cases.

Compare:

Rule 49, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.