Legal Opinion
Arant v. Hubbard
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided August 22, 2002No. 2000-IA-00456-SCTPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COBB, J., for the Court.
¶ 1. The sole issue raised in this interlocutory appeal is whether Mississippi justice courts have exclusive jurisdiction, or share concurrent jurisdiction with circuit courts, in civil cases in which the amount in controversy exceeds $200 but not $2,500.
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¶ 2. Jerry Lee Hubbard, Jr. and Carolyn W. Hubbard sued Andy Turner Arant, Jr. and Debra Prysock Arant in the Sunflower County Circuit Court for $871.85 in alleged damages arising out of the salé of a residence. The Arants, believing this matter to lie within the exclusive jurisdiction of the…
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