Indiana Code 33-34-3-2. Contract and tort jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-34-3-2
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
Sec. 2. The court has original and concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit and superior courts in all civil cases founded on contract or tort in which the debt or damage claimed does not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), not including interest or attorney‘s fees.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-11.6-4-2.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.170-2015, SEC.7; P.L.125-2021, SEC.4.