Opinion ID: 2215327
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Heading: Defendant Lyon assigns as error only the ruling of trial court refusing her a jury trial on the negligence issues raised by amendment to her answer.

Text: We are concerned, of course, with the following provisions of rule 177, Rules of Civil Procedure: (a) Jury trial is waived if not demanded according to this rule;   . (b) A party desiring jury trial of an issue must make demand therefor by filing a separate instrument clearly designating such demand not later than ten days after the last pleading directed to that issue.   . (c)   . (d)   . Our decisions interpreting rule 177, R.C.P. make it plain a timely jury demand limited to new issues raised by a proper amendment should be granted. Universal C.I.T. Credit Corporation v. Jones, 227 N.W.2d 473, 475 (Iowa 1975); Hampton v. Burrell, 236 Iowa 79, 87, 17 N.W.2d 110, 115 (1945); I Vestal & Willson, Iowa Practice § 18.01 at 357-358 (1974). The same interpretation is accorded comparable Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 38(b). Williams v. Farmers and Merchants Insurance Co., 457 F.2d 37, 38 (8 Cir. 1972); 9 Wright & Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure § 2320 at 94-95 (1971); 5 Moore, Moore's Federal Practice ¶¶ 38.39(2), 38.41 (2d ed. 1975).