Chapter 21-3 Subject Matter Jurisdiction for Counter, Cross, and Third-Party Claims

• Jurisdiction: United States

21-3 Subject Matter Jurisdiction for Counter, Cross, and Third-Party Claims

Counter, cross, and third-party claims may not exceed the maximum jurisdictional limits of the Texas justice, constitutional county, statutory probate, and statutory county courts.⁴⁵ Where the claim exceeds the maximum jurisdictional limit of the court, the court is without jurisdiction over the claim.⁴⁶ The claims of multiple cross, counter, and third-party claimants are not aggregated for purposes of determining if the amount in controversy exceeds the court's maximum jurisdictional limit.⁴⁷ However, the claims of a single claimant are aggregated to determine the amount in con-troversy.⁴⁸

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^[45] See Smith v. Clary Corp., 917 S.W.2d 796, 798-99 (Tex. 1996).

^[46] Smith v. Clary Corp., 917 S.W.2d 796 (Tex. 1996); Kondos v. Carrico, No. 2-05-374-CV, 2007 WL 704587, at *4 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Mar. 8, 2007, pet. denied).

^[47] Smith v. Clary Corp., 917 S.W.2d 796, 799 (Tex. 1996).

^[48] French v. Moore, 169 S.W.3d 1, 7 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2004, no pet.).