Jones v. Equipment King International

Ruffin, Judge.

Equipment King International (“EKI”) sued Steve Jones and Advanced Motor, Inc. (collectively, “the defendants”) in magistrate court, claiming that the defendants failed to pay for farming equipment allegedly purchased on consignment. The defendants answered, denying liability and asserting a counterclaim for breach of contract relating to a separate real estate transaction.

Noting that the counterclaim was beyond the magistrate court’s jurisdiction, the defendants requested that the case be transferred to the superior court, and the magistrate court obliged. Following the…