ARTICLE 3. Actions

Article 3 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1305, Sec. 3.

§§ 116.310–116.390 · 7 sections

• § 116.310 (a) No formal pleading, other than the claim described in Section 116.320 or 116.360, is necessary to initiate a small claims action. (b) The pretrial…
• § 116.320 (a) A plaintiff may commence an action in the small claims court by filing a claim under oath with the clerk of the small claims court in person, by mail, by…
• § 116.330 (a) When a claim is filed, the clerk shall schedule the case for hearing and shall issue an order directing the parties to appear at the time set for the…
• § 116.340 (a) Service of the claim and order on the defendant may be made by any one of the following methods: (1) The clerk may cause a copy of the claim and order to…
• § 116.360 (a) The defendant may file a claim against the plaintiff in the same action in an amount not to exceed the jurisdictional limits stated in Sections 116.220,…
• § 116.370 (a) Venue and court location requirements in small claims actions shall be the same as in other civil actions. The court may prescribe by local rule the proper…
• § 116.390 (a) If a defendant has a claim against a plaintiff that exceeds the jurisdictional limits stated in Sections 116.220, 116.221, and 116.231, and the claim…