Business Law Chapter 3

2. State courts that handle disputes in which small amounts generally $2,500 or less are involved.
3. Order to a lower court to produce the record of a case for the Supreme Court
4. Court that hears only one specific type of case
10. Court that can hear almost any kind of case
12. Power to hear the case in full for the first time
14. Review decisions of lower courts to determine if a significant error of law was made during trial
15. Verbatim record of what went on at trial
16. Written argument on the issues of law submitted by opposing attorneys
17. Governmental forum that administers justice under the law
18. First court to hear a dispute
19. Independent third party who develops a binding and enforceable resolution to a dispute

1. Accurate, detailed report of what went on at trial
5. Court that hears minor criminal cases, state traffic offenses, and lawsuits involving amounts of no more than $25,000
6. Jury’s decision in a case
7. Independent third party who tries to develop a non-binding solution acceptable to both sides of a dispute.
8. City court, usually divided into traffic and criminal divisions
9. Allow a court to resolve a dispute
11. Administers wills and estates
13. Court that hears cases involving individuals generally between the ages of 13 and 18