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A plaintiff wishes to sue for breach of a service contract seeking $6,800 in damages. Which South Carolina trial court has subject-matter jurisdiction to hear this purely money claim at the lowest level?

The Court of Common Pleas, which has exclusive jurisdiction over all contract actions The probate court, because it involves a written instrument The magistrate's court, because the amount in controversy does not exceed $7,500 The Court of Appeals, as a court of original jurisdiction

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The magistrate's court, because the amount in controversy does not exceed $7,500

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