Civil jurisdiction

§ 11–961. Civil jurisdiction (a) In addition to other jurisdiction conferred upon it by law, the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions has exclusive jurisdiction of civil actions, including civil actions against executors, ad-77 Stat. 490ministrators and other fiduciaries, in which the claimed value of personal property or the debt or damages claimed does not exceed the sum of $10,000, exclusive of interest and costs, as well as of all crossclaims and counterclaims interposed in all actions over which it has jurisdiction, regardless of the amount involved. It does not have jurisdiction of: (1) cases involving title to real property, except as provided in section 11–1141; (2) actions against judges of the Court of General Sessions or other officers for official misconduct; or (3) counterclaims, crossclaims, or any other claims whether or not arising out of the same transaction or occurrence and interposed in actions over which the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has jurisdiction. (b) Within the limits of its jurisdiction provided by subsection (a) of this section, the Court of General Sessions has jurisdiction of cases of trespass upon or injury to real property. If the defendant, in such a case, files with the court an affidavit that he claims title to the property, setting forth the nature of his title, the court may not take further cognizance of the case. (c) The Court of General Sessions has jurisdiction over all civil cases properly pending in the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia on January 1, 1963.