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SECTION 4-14-17

§ 4-14-17 Actions beyond jurisdiction ofdistrict court. – Whenever the sum demanded for damages exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000) orwhenever the ownership in the beasts is in question and their value exceedsthat sum, the action shall be brought before the superior court for the samecounty, and whenever this fact appears of record or in evidence in any actionbrought in the district court, the district court shall proceed no further; butshall certify the action to the superior court for that county, which shallproceed to try the action as if it had originally been brought there.

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SECTION 4-14-17

§ 4-14-17 Actions beyond jurisdiction ofdistrict court. – Whenever the sum demanded for damages exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000) orwhenever the ownership in the beasts is in question and their value exceedsthat sum, the action shall be brought before the superior court for the samecounty, and whenever this fact appears of record or in evidence in any actionbrought in the district court, the district court shall proceed no further; butshall certify the action to the superior court for that county, which shallproceed to try the action as if it had originally been brought there.

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SECTION 4-14-17

§ 4-14-17 Actions beyond jurisdiction ofdistrict court. – Whenever the sum demanded for damages exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000) orwhenever the ownership in the beasts is in question and their value exceedsthat sum, the action shall be brought before the superior court for the samecounty, and whenever this fact appears of record or in evidence in any actionbrought in the district court, the district court shall proceed no further; butshall certify the action to the superior court for that county, which shallproceed to try the action as if it had originally been brought there.