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 a. the parties have diversity of citizenship. b. the court has venue. c. the court has concurrent jurisdiction.

One of the options in the question is missing. However the correct answer is ---

the case is being heard for the first time.              

Explanation:

          In common legal system, the original jurisdiction of a court defines its power to hear any case for the first time. It is opposite to the appellate jurisdiction where a higher court can review the lower court court's decision.  In other words, a court can hear a fresh case.

          In the context, Stan wishes to file a lawsuit against a Texas company, Jalisco Farm Supply in the Lowa trial court. The court enjoys the power of original jurisdiction as the court will hear the case for the first time.

according to hess's theory, when the magma cooled, it would expand and push the tectonic plates apart. it would push the north and south america plates to the west and eurasia and africa ones to the east. the atlantic ocean would get wider but the coastlines of the masses would stay the same.

harry hammond hess was a geologist and a united states navy officer in the second world war. he is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the theory of plate tectonics. he is known for his theories on sea floor spreading, stating that the movement of the continents was the result of see floor spreading. the continents are attached to the plates and do not move separately. the plates themselves shift and change shape, carrying the continents along.