can i be taken to supreme court over $1400. I thought anything under $5000 had to be in small claims????

Answer 1

Not Supreme Court

Superior Court

And some states allow for any thing over 1000

Get a lawyer and delay till you get wrinkles and Grey hair
It is slow there

Answer 2

technically, you could be taken to your state's highest court, but not likely.

Usually, small claims court is the most inferior court, like a municipal or magistrate court. The judge makes his decision, and usually the appeal of that decision goes to the next highest court, a county district court or something like that. This court is less inferior to the small claims court. The appeal would also likely be a de novo review, which means you get to try the case all over again. An appeal from that judge's decision would likely then go the your state's intermediate court of appeals. Yet, the district court's decision would not be reviewed de novo. The appeals court would look to see if the judge abused his discretion, if there was substantial evidence rebutting the decision. In short, the appeals court would not be trying the case again, but instead examing whether there was a procedural or substantive error.

from there, you could appeal that court's decision to your state's highest court. That court would be asked to review the court of appeals decision. Usually, at this level, the appeals are not granted as a matter of right.

It would almost impossible to have the US supreme court review your case. First, unless there is some federal issue at stake or a question of whether the law is unconstitutional, the court would almost never review the state suprme court's decision. Also, appellate procedure is incredibly complex, usually requiring that the party below must preserve the error that is being appealed. So, as you can imagine, not likely that one point of law or fact that gets past three layers of judges.

Answer 3

you can't be taken to the supreme court for anything. if there is a dsipute involving under $5000, then yes, it goes to small claims court. the supreme court deals with major issues and doesn't even see 99% of the cases that are avaialble for them to see.

Answer 4

Doubt it. Depending on the claim, the only way you go to the Supreme Court is on a constitutional question, or a question involving diversity of citizenship (you live in one state, and the plaintiff lives in another)

since it is small claims (at least in Florida), you'd likely only appeal it to the circuit court.

Answer 5

If it has to do with something that will set a "presecedence" then you can be taken clear to the supreme court of your state, and then if it isnt satisfied from there, you can be taken to the Supreme Court of the Country.

I wish you well..

Jesse

Answer 6

No the Supreme Court only handles Criminal Cases and something violates Civil Liberties. that kinda case would not even reach their radar screen, catch my drift