Arteaga v. Jackson

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice CORNELIUS.

Ben Arteaga appeals from an order dismissing his lawsuit for want of jurisdiction. The district court' dismissed the lawsuit because the amount of the claim set out in Arteaga’s petition was below the minimum jurisdictional threshold for the court. On appeal, Arteaga contends that he sought $700.00, an amount within the jurisdictional limits, and seeks reversal.

Historically, a district court’s minimum amount in controversy was $500.00, as set out by Article 1906 of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes. 1 This statutory provision was omitted when Article…