§ 201 — Jurisdiction; in general

§ 201. Jurisdiction; in general.\n a. The court shall have jurisdiction as set forth in this article and\nas elsewhere provided by law, subject, in the case of a city court\ngoverned by this act, to the limitations stated in §2300 (b) (2) (i) of\nthis act. The phrase "$3000", whenever it appears herein, shall be taken\nto mean "$3000 exclusive of interest and costs", except that, in the\ncase of a city court governed by this act whose monetary jurisdiction\nis, pursuant to §2300 (b) (2) (i) of this act, below $3000, it shall be\ntaken to mean such lesser sum as is applicable in the particular court,\nexclusive of interest and costs.\n b. Concurrent civil jurisdiction of town court and village court in\nvillage. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or section one\nhundred eighty-six of the village law, the town court and the village\ncourt of a village wholly or partly within such town and wherein a court\nhas been established, shall have concurrent civil jurisdiction over\ncauses of action arising within such village.\n