Legal Opinion
Young v. Sanders
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided January 15, 1800PublishedCited by 1 opinion
ACTION on promissory note, dated 17th February, 1791, for the sum of thirty dollars. Writ returnable to Chittenden County Court, September term, 1796. Plea to the jurisdiction. That a Justice of the Peace has exclusive jurisdiction of all civil causes to this amount.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
The County Courts hold concurrent jurisdiction with the Justices of the Peace, of all suits where the demand is above seven dollars, and where it does not exceed thirty-three dollars in unliquidated, and fifty-three dollars in liquidated demands.
Plea to the jurisdiction overruled.
*9On the 5th November, 1801, the General Assemr bly passed the following act:
"An act in addition to an act entitled, An act constituting the Supreme Court of Judicature and County Courts, defining their powers, and regulating judicial proceedings.
“ Whereas it it is considered by some of the County Courts…
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