Jean Best v. Brianna Best

FOX, Justice.

[T1] This case comes before the Court on a writ to review the district court's order dismissing a declaratory judgment granted by the cireuit court. The district court held that the circuit court did not have jurisdiction to decide a declaratory judgment action. We hold that a cause of action seeking declaratory relief can be within the jurisdiction of the cireait court, so long as the cireuit court has jurisdiction independent of the declaratory relief requested. . In this case, the circuit court had jurisdiction independent of the declaratory relief sought; therefore, it had…