Indiana Code 33-35-2-4. City court; concurrent civil jurisdiction; limitations
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Sec. 4. A city court has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court in civil cases in which the amount in controversy does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500). However, the city court does not have jurisdiction in actions for:
(2) libel;
(1) slander;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-35-2-4
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
(3) foreclosure of mortgage on real estate, in which the title to real estate is in issue;
(4) matters relating to a decedent‘s estate, appointment of guardians, and all related matters; and
(5) actions in equity.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-2-3.1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.