[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5, Parts 700 to 799]
[Revised as of  July 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR762.100]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 762--MIDWAY ISLANDS CODE--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart G--Civil Small Claims Law
 
Sec. 762.100  Applicable law and jurisdiction over small claims.


    (a) The Midway Islands Court shall have jurisdiction over civil 
cases for the recovery of money only where the amount claimed does not 
exceed $500 exclusive of the interest and costs except as provided by 
Sec. 762.108.
    (b) The court's jurisdiction is further limited in that no such 
claim cognizable under paragraph (a) of this section shall be within the 
court's jurisdiction unless:
    (1) The claim arises or has arisen on the Midway Islands;
    (2) All plaintiffs and all defendants reside, at the time of trial, 
on the Midway Islands; and
    (3) The claim does not fall within the special maritime jurisdiction 
under the Act of June 15, 1950 (Chapter 253, 64 Stat. 217).

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    (c) Actions shall be commenced and maintained in the Midway Islands 
Court under the procedures set out below and conducted in such a manner 
as to do substantial justice and equity between the parties. When acting 
on such actions, the court shall be termed the Small Claims Court.