Smith v. Cooper’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““Justices of the peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the District Courts in all civil matters when the amount in dispute shall not exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive of interest, including suits for the possession or ownership of movable property not exceeding said amount in value, and in suits of landlords for the possession of leased premises, where the monthly or yearly rent, or the rent for the unexpired term of the lease, does not exceed said amount.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stanfill v. Gibbs