Indiana Code 33-35-2-6.5. Certain city courts; concurrent civil jurisdiction; limitations
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Sec. 6.5. A city court in a city having a population of more than ten thousand four hundred (10,400) and less than eleven thousand (11,000) has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court in civil cases in which the amount in controversy does not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500). However, the city court does not have jurisdiction in actions for:
(2) libel;
(1) slander;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-35-2-6.5
- 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.
- Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(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.
As added by P.L.74-2012, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.104-2022, SEC.135.