Varn v. Alderman
Citations
- 42 Fla. 378
Syllabus
<p>Where a county court is organized in a county as authorized by the constitution, such court has jurisdiction of a suit in that county to recover upon a written obligation for the payment of money, where the demand involved does not excee'd $500, and the Circuit Court of that county has no jurisdiction to entertain' original jurisdiction of that suit so long as the county court exists in that county, even though the cause of action sued upon accrued prior to the organization of the county court-</p>
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Judges: Carter
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