Williams v. Superior Court

Opinion

THE COURT. *

Stephanie Williams, the plaintiff in a slip-and-fall accident, is petitioning for a writ directing the respondent court to vacate its order transferring the case to the municipal court based on the amount in controversy.

The issues are (1) whether the superior court has discretion to transfer a case to the municipal court upon a determination the plaintiff cannot obtain a judgment in excess of $25,000, the jurisdictional minimum of the superior court, and, if so, the permissible scope of such transfer; and (2) whether the superior court abused its discretion in ordering a…