A small claim initiated by an individual, as long as that individual is not acting on behalf of or representing a corporation or partnership. It remains an individual claim even when the claimant initiates a small claim against a corporation of any kind. A small claim initiated by a corporation or partnership of any kind. A commercial claimant must have its principal office in the state where it desires to initiate suit. The claim remains a commercial claim even if the claimant initiates a claim against another corporation of any kind, or an individual who is not incorporated.
Proceedings are informal, with parties usually representing themselves.
A jury is never present. A Latin term meaning for self. It is the first form that you file at the clerk's window. The person who starts the small claims action. The plaintiff in a small claims action may bring an attorney with him to court to represent and advise him.