The district courts shall have subject matter jurisdiction as established by Supreme Court rule.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-704
Jurisdiction — Civil Cases
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Coleman v. Watt (1994)
Most recently applied in 2017 Ark. App. 188 - Smith v. Murphy (March 2017)
Acts 1987, No. 431, § 4; 1993, No. 961, § 1; 1997, No. 746, § 1; 2003, No. 1185, §§ 163, 164.
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