The Beaumont Court of Appeals has held that the minimum amount in controversy necessary to invoke a district court’s jurisdiction is $201.00.

In Acreman v. Sharp, the trial court dismissed Plaintiff Acreman’s claims against an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice because Acreman’s petition asserted that the value of the property he was complaining of was $400.00.  The trial court concluded that the minimum amount in controversy to invoke a district court’s jurisdiction must exceed $500.00.  Acreman appealed.

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