Tyler,a citizen of West Virginia,files a suit in a West Virginia state court against Louisville Sales Corporation,a Kentucky state company that does business in West Virginia.The court has original jurisdiction,which means that
A)the case is being heard for the first time.
B)the court has a unique method of deciding whether to hear a case.
C)the court has unusual procedural rules.
D)the subject matter of the suit is interesting and new.

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Original jurisdiction means that the court has the authority to hear the case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction where a higher court reviews a case that has already been heard in a lower court.

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