Supreme Court Rules - Rule 143 - Rules of the Small Claims Division on the Circuit Court - Counterclaims: Counterclaim - Out of Same Transaction - Exceeding Jurisdiction

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		Section/Rule:	143.06
Subject:	Rule 143 - Rules of the Small Claims Division on the Circuit Court - Counterclaims	Publication / Adopted Date:	February 11, 1987
Topic:	Counterclaim - Out of Same Transaction - Exceeding Jurisdiction - Procedure	Revised / Effective Date:	January 1, 1988

143.06. Counterclaim - Out of Same Transaction - Exceeding Jurisdiction - Procedure

If the amount of a counterclaim that arises out of the same transaction or occurrence as plaintiff's claim exceeds the small claims division's monetary jurisdiction, and if the parties do not consent that the case be heard in the small claims division, the case shall be heard in the appropriate division under the procedures provided in chapter 517, RSMo, or the case shall be certified for assignment in the manner provided in section 517.081, RSMo.

(Added Feb. 11, 1987, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.)