Someone Is Involved in a Multimillion-Dollar Personal Injury Case and Is

question 19

Multiple Choice

Someone is involved in a multimillion-dollar personal injury case and is told his/her case will begin in the state district court. (S) he insists the case should begin at the Texas Supreme Court. Why can this case not begin at the Texas Supreme Court?

• A) The Texas Supreme Court doesn't hear civil cases at all.
• B) The Texas Supreme Court lacks original jurisdiction in the case.
• C) The county judge gets to decide where cases begin. (S)he isn't required to take the litigants' preferences into account.
• D) The Texas Supreme Court is just too busy to hear any more cases.

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