MADDOX, Justice.
The issue presented here is whether a plaintiff who files a claim in district court to recover $5,000 in damages, and who recovers only $25 in damages in the district court, can appeal to circuit court and claim damages in excess of $5,000, the jurisdictional limit of the district court. We answer the question in the negative, and grant a writ of mandamus directing the circuit court to limit the plaintiff's claim to $5,000.
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