NYLE - Civ Pro ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

NYLE - Civ Pro ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Court of Appeals - CORRECT ANSWER - highest court in New York
no original jurisdiction
no amount in controversy
jurisdiction is generally limited to questions of law (except in death penalty cases)
7 judges


Appellate Division of Supreme Court - CORRECT ANSWER - single statewide appellate
court
four judicial departments
principle intermediate appeals court


Supreme Court - CORRECT ANSWER - general original jurisdiction of all cases in law
and equity
exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over matrimonial assets


Court of Claims - CORRECT ANSWER - exclusive jurisdiction over tort and contract
claims against the state
no right to jury, only bench trials


County Court - CORRECT ANSWER - jurisdiction over claims that do not exceed $25k,
summary proceedings to recover possession of property, and criminal matters
jurisdiction over most appeals from district, city, town, and village courts


Surrogate's Court - CORRECT ANSWER - jurisdiction over all proceedings relating to the
affairs of decedents, probate of wills, admin of estates, and guardianship of the property of
minors
concurrent jurisdiction (w/SC) over wrongful death actions