State Ex Rel. Vetter v. McCall, Clerk

Under original Section 1, Article V, of the Constitution of 1885, the judicial power of the State was vested in a Supreme Court, Circuit Courts, Criminal Courts, County Courts, County Judges and Justices of the Peace. County Courts were given jurisdiction in cases at law not exceeding $500.00. Section 18, and County Judges’ Courts jurisdiction in cases at law not exceeding $100.00. Circuit Courts were given exclusive original jurisdiction in all cases at law “not cognizable by inferior courts,” and the process of the Circuit Court runs throughout the State. In 1914 Section 1, Article V was…