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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amount of a judgment that may be appealed or removed |
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from justice court. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (e), Section 26.042, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(e) A county court has appellate jurisdiction in civil cases |
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over which the justice courts have original jurisdiction in cases |
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in which the judgment appealed from or the amount in controversy |
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exceeds $250 [$20], exclusive of costs. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 51.001, Civil Practice |
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and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In a case tried in justice court in which the judgment or |
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amount in controversy exceeds $250 [$20], exclusive of costs, or in |
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which the appeal is expressly provided by law, a party to a final |
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judgment may appeal to the county court. |
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SECTION 3. Subsection (a), Section 51.002, Civil Practice |
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and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) After final judgment in a case tried in justice court in |
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which the judgment or amount in controversy exceeds $250 [$20], |
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exclusive of costs, a person may remove the case from the justice |
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court to the county court by writ of certiorari. |
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SECTION 4. This Act applies only to a cause of action filed |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A cause of action filed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect at the time the cause of action was filed, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |