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Stan, a citizen of iowa, files a lawsuit in an iowa state trial court against jalisco farm supply, a texas company that sells supplies in iowa. the court has original jurisdiction because:

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The answer is because this will be the first time that the case to be heard this is what you called the original jurisdiction of a court. This is the power to hear case for the first time, averse to appellate jurisdiction, this is when a higher court has the power to study a lower court's judgment.
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