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Landlord-tenant — Eviction — Jurisdiction — County court — Where amount in controversy of tenant’s counterclaims in eviction action exceeded $15,000

Sep 13th, 2020 in News by admin

Landlord-tenant -- Eviction -- Jurisdiction -- County court -- Where amount in controversy of tenant's counterclaims in eviction action exceeded $15,000, and counterclaims raised contested issues regarding title and existence of rent-to-own agreement within exclusive jurisdiction of circuit court that…


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Judges — Disqualification — Prohibition — Where movant filed motion for disqualification with clerk

Sep 08th, 2020 in News by admin

Judges -- Disqualification -- Prohibition -- Where movant filed motion for disqualification with clerk but did not serve motion on trial judge, as is required by rule 2.330(c)(4), judge did not err in denying motion as legally insufficient -- Moreover,…


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