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1975

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Judicial Reform At The Lowest Level: A Model Statute For Small Claims Courts, Robert H. Brownlee, Charles L. Lewis, Gregory J. Moonie, William H. Pickering, Paul C. Deemer, Iii Special Projects Editor May 1975

Judicial Reform At The Lowest Level: A Model Statute For Small Claims Courts, Robert H. Brownlee, Charles L. Lewis, Gregory J. Moonie, William H. Pickering, Paul C. Deemer, Iii Special Projects Editor

Vanderbilt Law Review

The purpose of this Special Project is to analyze the development of procedures for adjudicating small claims, with particular emphasis on the State of Tennessee, and to suggest statutory revisions that may be of value in improving the quality of justice at the lowest level of the judicial system. The Project study commences with an historical survey of the origins of small claims theory and the various court attempts to apply the theory that have been made in the United States during the last half-century. The result of this analysis will be a characterization of a model small claims court.The …