Section 730.522 – Concurrent Jurisdiction; Replevin; Jurisdictional Amount.
730.522 Concurrent jurisdiction; replevin; jurisdictional amount. Sec. 22. (1) In addition to all the general jurisdiction of former justices of the peace, every municipal court affected by this act shall have concurrent jurisdiction in all civil actions when the amount in controversy does not exceed the amount in subsection (2) and in all actions of […]
Section 730.523 – Appeals in Criminal Cases.
730.523 Appeals in criminal cases. Sec. 23. Except as provided in section 23a, appeals in criminal cases may be taken as a matter of right from the municipal court of a city to the circuit court of the county in which the city is located in the same manner and time as is provided by […]
Section 730.523a – Appeal in Civil Action or Criminal Case; Effect of Resolution.
730.523a Appeal in civil action or criminal case; effect of resolution. Sec. 23a. (1) An appeal in a civil action or a criminal case from a municipal court of a city that adopts a resolution under subsection (2) shall be taken from the municipal court to the circuit court in the county in which the […]
Section 730.524 – Attorney Fees Taxable.
730.524 Attorney fees taxable. Sec. 24. In all cases of contested trials, where an appearance has been entered by an attorney in behalf of the opposite party, the prevailing party, if he be the plaintiff and was represented by a regularly licensed attorney, shall be entitled to tax the sum of $10.00 in case of […]
Section 730.525 – Matters Returnable Before Presiding Judge.
730.525 Matters returnable before presiding judge. Sec. 25. All writs, summons, proceedings or matters of any kind, which by law are made returnable before a justice of the peace and are not herein otherwise provided for, shall be returnable before the presiding judge of the municipal court of any city affected by the provisions of […]
Section 730.526 – Conduct of Trial by Litigants or Attorneys; Contempt for Violation.
730.526 Conduct of trial by litigants or attorneys; contempt for violation. Sec. 26. Individual litigants may conduct the trial of their own causes in the municipal court of any city affected by the provisions of this act, but it shall be unlawful for any one excepting an attorney at law to conduct the trial of […]
Section 730.527 – Bail; Setting Date for Examinations; Recognizance in Criminal Cases.
730.527 Bail; setting date for examinations; recognizance in criminal cases. Sec. 27. If a warrant has been issued by a judge of the municipal court of any city affected by this act for a criminal offense, the person charged with that offense may be arraigned by any judge of that municipal court. The judge may […]
Section 730.515 – Motions; Form, Filing, Hearing, Notices.
730.515 Motions; form, filing, hearing, notices. Sec. 15. The judges of such court may by rule require that all motions made in such court shall be in writing. All written motions shall be filed with the clerk of the court who shall set a date for hearing thereon before the presiding judge, or some other […]
Section 730.516 – Setting Aside Verdict or Judgment; New Trial; Procedure.
730.516 Setting aside verdict or judgment; new trial; procedure. Sec. 16. In any city affected by the provisions of this act, the judge before whom any civil or criminal cause was tried shall have the same power to set aside a verdict or judgment and grant a new trial thereon, upon legal cause therefor, as […]
Section 730.517 – Instructions to Jury; Requests to Charge.
730.517 Instructions to jury; requests to charge. Sec. 17. In any city affected by the provisions of this act, it shall be the duty of the judge presiding in all jury trials to instruct the jury as to the law applicable to the case, which instructions shall be received by the jury as the law […]