Chapter 52  Civil Actions

General Provisions

§ 52.010 Actions commenced and prosecuted, and judgments enforced, as in circuit court
§ 52.020 Mode of proceeding and rules of evidence
§ 52.030 Court rules and procedures
§ 52.035 Dismissal of civil cases for want of prosecution
§ 52.040 Contempt in justice court
§ 52.060 Persons entitled to act as attorneys in justice court

Summons

§ 52.110 Service
§ 52.120 Persons authorized to serve summons
§ 52.130 Appointment of persons to serve process or order
§ 52.170 Security for disbursements
§ 52.180 Form of undertaking

Attachment

§ 52.210 Plaintiff entitled to attachment as in circuit court
§ 52.220 Attachment proceedings conducted as in circuit court
§ 52.250 Attachment of real property prohibited

Pleadings

§ 52.310 Pleadings governed by rules applicable to pleadings in circuit court
§ 52.320 Counterclaim exceeding jurisdiction

Trial Fees

§ 52.410 Trial fee
§ 52.420 Trial fee payable in advance
§ 52.430 State or county exempted from prepaying trial fee
§ 52.440 Accounting for and disposition of trial fee

Trial And Judgment

§ 52.510 Postponement of trial
§ 52.520 Depositions of witnesses as condition to postponement
§ 52.530 Change of place of trial
§ 52.540 Payment of disbursements for change of venue
§ 52.550 When change of venue deemed complete
§ 52.560 Jurisdiction to cease when title to real property in question
§ 52.570 Right to jury trial
§ 52.580 Judgment
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Enforcement And Setoff Of Judgments; Executions

§ 52.600 Enforcement of justice court judgments generally
§ 52.610 Enforcement of judgment given by other justice
§ 52.620 Filing transcript of judgment in another county
§ 52.635 Liens based on justice court judgment
§ 52.640 Setoff of judgment
§ 52.650 Right of appeal precludes setoff
§ 52.660 Enforcement of setoff judgment stayed
§ 52.670 Setoff of mutual judgments
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