Supreme Court (Summary Jurisdiction).
exceed the sum of *one thousand dollars, and in all actions for the recovery of the possession of tenements where the annual rent or value thereof does not exceed that amount. [7
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of actions.
6. All actions for sums not exceeding *one thousand Limitation dollars shall be commenced within three years next after the cause of action accrues, unless there has been some contract, acknowledgment, undertaking, or promise to pay in respect thereof by the party to be charged within three years before the commencement of such action.
[8
coverture no
bar to right liability to
to sue or
7. No person shall be precluded or exempted from Infancy or suing or being sued for any debt or damages not exceeding *one thousand dollars by reason of his not having attained the full age of twenty-one years, or by reason of coverture where the husband is not resident in the Colony.
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be sued.
of splitting
8. No cause of action which exists at any one time Prohibition amounting in the whole to a sum exceeding *one thousand claims. dollars as aforesaid shall be split or divided so as to be made the ground of two or more different actions in order to bring such cases within the summary jurisdiction of the court, but if the court finds that the plaintiff in any case has split his cause of action as aforesaid, the court shall dismiss the action, without prejudice, however, to the plaintiff's right to sue upon the cause of action in such other manner as he may be advised: Provided that if such plaintiff is satisfied to recover a sum not exceeding *one thousand dollars, then the court shall and may entertain the action. of such plaintiff, and in case any order is made in favour of such plaintiff, the same shall be expressed to be, and shall be, in full discharge of the whole cause of action. [10
g.
Whenever a cause of action under any contract entered into in relation to any department of the public service, in which the sum sought to be recovered does not exceed *one thousand dollars, accrues to the Crown against any person, or whenever any person has a claim against the Crown under any such contract, the chief officer of such department may sue and be sued on behalf of the Government in respect of such cause of action or claim in and by
* Increased to $5,000 by Ordinance 35 of 1950.
161
6000
Actions under against the
$1,000 by and
Crown.
Supreme Court (Summary Jurisdiction).
exceed the sum of *one thousand dollars, and in all actions for the recovery of the possession of tenements where the annual rent or value thereof does not exceed that amount. [7
[CAP. 5
572
Jurisdiction
of actions.
6. All actions for sums not exceeding *one thousand Limitation dollars shall be commenced within three years next after the cause of action accrues, unless there has been some contract, acknowledgment, undertaking, or promise to pay in respect thereof by the party to be charged within three years before the commencement of such action.
[8
coverture no
bar to right liability to
to sue or
7. No person shall be precluded or exempted from Infancy or suing or being sued for any debt or damages not exceeding *one thousand dollars by reason of his not having attained the full age of twenty-one years, or by reason of coverture where the husband is not resident in the Colony.
[9
be sued.
of splitting
8. No cause of action which exists at any one time Prohibition amounting in the whole to a sum exceeding *one thousand claims. dollars as aforesaid shall be split or divided so as to be made the ground of two or more different actions in order to bring such cases within the summary jurisdiction of the court, but if the court finds that the plaintiff in any case has split his cause of action as aforesaid, the court shall dismiss the action, without prejudice, however, to the plaintiff's right to sue upon the cause of action in such other manner as he may be advised: Provided that if such plaintiff is satisfied to recover a sum not exceeding *one thousand dollars, then the court shall and may entertain the action. of such plaintiff, and in case any order is made in favour of such plaintiff, the same shall be expressed to be, and shall be, in full discharge of the whole cause of action. [10
g.
Whenever a cause of action under any contract entered into in relation to any department of the public ser- vice, in which the sum sought to be recovered does not exceed *one thousand dollars, accrues to the Crown against any person, or whenever any person has a claim against the Crown under any such contract, the chief officer of such department may sue and be sued on behalf of the Govern- ment in respect of such cause of action or claim in and by
* Increased to $5,000 by Ordinance 35 of 1950.
161
6000
Actions under against the
$1,000 by and
Crown.
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