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defendant, upon full hearing of the allegations and evidence of
both parties, and shall give judgment according to the law of the
land, and the equity and right of the matter.

P. G. L., (1860,) art 51, sec. 13. 1791, ch. 68. 1809, ch. 76, sec. 1. 1824,
ch. 138. 1825, ch 51. 1834, ch. 296. 1852, ch. 239, sec. 1.

6. The civil jurisdiction of justices of the peace extends to all
coses for the the enforcement of contracts, and to obtain redress
for wrongs where the debt or damages claimed shall not exceed
one hundred dollars; to all suits on bonds with penalty exceeding
one hundred dollars, where the sum due and claimed does not
exceed one hundred dollars; to actions of replevin, where the
value of the thing in controversy does not exceed one hundred
dollars, and which value shall be ascertained by appraisers sum-
moned and sworn by the sheriff or other officer to whom the
writ of replevin is directed; and to all cases of attachment
against non-resident or absconding debtors, where the sum
claimed does not exceed one hundred dollars; and also to all
cases of attachment in any of the cases mentioned in section 35
of article 9, where the sum claimed shall not exceed one hundred
dollars.

O'Reilly v. Murdock, 1 Gill, 32. Beall v. Black, 1 Gill, 203. Carter v. Tuck,
3 Gill, 251. Brumbaugh v. Schnebly, 2 Md 325. Ott v.Dill, 7 Md. 251.
Abbott v. Gatch, 13 Md. 336. Bushey v. Culler, 26 Md. 534. Herzberg v.
Adams, 39 Md. 309. Deitrich v. Swartz, 41 Md. 196. State v. Tabler, 41 Md.
236. Handle v. Button, 43 Md. 64. Bohr v. Anderson, 51 Md. 212. Reese v.
Hawks, 63 Md. 130.

Ibid. sec. 14. 1852, ch. 239, sec. 1. 1824, ch. 138, sec. 6. 1834, ch. 296, sec. 1.

7. But no justice of the peace shall have any jurisdiction in
actions where the title to land is involved, nor in actions for
slander, for breach of promise to marry, or to enforce any lien
for work done or materials furnished.

Deitrich v. Swartz, 41 Md 196. Handle v.Sutton, 43 Md. 64 Cole v. Hynes,
46 Md. 183. Presstman v. Silljacks, 52 Md 660. Shippler v. Broom, 62 Md 319.

Ibid. sec. 33. 1813, ch. 162, secs. 1,5. 1824, ch. 138, sec. 6. 1825, ch. 51, sec. 1.

8. If the defendant, in an action before a justice of the peace
for cutting, destroying or carrying away timber or wood to or
from any land in this State, or for doing any other injury to such.