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Small Claims Court v. Court of Common Pleas – What’s the difference?

Pennsylvania has two separate but related courses to obtaining relief from the Court in civil litigation matters. One is small claims court, or what is called “District Magisterial Courts”. The other is the Court of Common Pleas. If your matter is solely for monetary damages for less than $12,000, you must use the small claims […]

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