7.1.2.020 Trial

(a) If a jury is demanded, the Court shall empanel a jury in the manner provided in this Code and the jury selected to try the case shall reach a verdict by majority vote based upon the preponderance of the evidence. At a trial without a jury, the Court shall hear the evidence and determine the grievance set forth in the complaint and any answer or counterclaim or cross-claim presented by the defendant and determine the relief to be granted, if any. Any party, at the beginning or end of the trial, may move the Court for a judgment for dismissal of the complaint or such other or further relief as the motion may state. The burden of proof is upon the plaintiff. If the plaintiff establishes the facts necessary to sustain his burden of proof, after the plaintiff has rested his case the burden or proof shifts to the defendant. Witnesses who give direct testimony may be cross-examined as to their testimony and rebuttal witnesses may be called to testify and be cross-examined. Evidence may be introduced after a proper foundation has been laid and its relevance to the facts established. The plaintiff must prove the allegations in the complaint by a preponderance of the evidence, unless another standard of proof is found to apply.