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Trial.

56-6-1Law docket.56-6-2Chancery docket.56-6-3Application for hearing.56-6-4Direction and trial of issues out of chancery.56-6-5Trial of action at law; separate verdicts on different issues; interrogatories to jury.56-6-6Time for trial, execution of order and rendering of final judgment.56-6-7Continuance upon affidavit because of absence of witness.56-6-8Continuance of causes at end of term.56-6-9Case not to be discontinued by failure to sign judgment.56-6-10Stay of proceedings until other action, suit or proceeding decided.56-6-11Execution of order of inquiry and trial of case by court; six-member jury in civil trials; twelve-member jury in eminent domain and criminal trials.56-6-12Qualifications of jurors; examination on voir dire; peremptory challenges.56-6-12aAlternate jurors for protracted civil cases; qualifications and challenges.56-6-13Special jury in civil cases.56-6-14Juror having matter of fact to be tried disqualified.56-6-15Exceptions against jurors after being sworn.56-6-16Irregularities affecting the jury; time for objection.56-6-17View by jury.56-6-18Disclosure by juror of knowledge of facts in issue.56-6-19Instructions to jury generally; form and manner of giving.56-6-20Reading instructions to jury; instructions part of record.56-6-21Time for examining instructions, objecting thereto and settlement thereof.56-6-22Oral instructions by court; written instructions during trial.56-6-23Papers taken by jury.56-6-24Argument of counsel.56-6-25Time limitation as to nonsuit.56-6-26How verdict may be affected by faulty count.56-6-27Interest on claim and verdict.56-6-28New trial.56-6-29Judgment or decree to be for aggregate of principal and interest to date of verdict.56-6-30Action on contract for payments in installments or on bond with collateral condition.56-6-31Interest on judgment or decree.56-6-32Recovery against one or more contract defendants.56-6-33Judgment or decree against personal representative or committee; costs.56-6-34Issuance of executions during term.56-6-35Bills of exceptions generally.56-6-36Certificate in lieu of bill of exceptions.56-6-36aSettling, signing and certifying bill of exceptions or certificate in lieu thereof by judge other than judge before whom case was tried.56-6-37How certificate of trial judge or bills of exceptions to be considered; instructions in transcript all presumed to be given by court.56-6-38Hearing of chancery causes in open court; oral testimony; rules of evidence; transcript for appeal.56-6-39Hearing of motion; action or chancery cause in vacation; certification, entry and effect of order or decree.56-6-40Contempt proceedings in vacation.56-6-41Certification and entry of vacation orders.