Part II Jurisdiction and Transfer of Proceedings

Actions of contract and tort

15 General jurisdiction in actions of contract and tort.

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), F1the county court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any action founded on contract or tort F2....

(2)

F3The county court shall not, except as in this Act provided, have jurisdiction to hear and determine—

F4(a)

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(b)

any action in which the title to F5... any toll, fair, market or franchise is in question; or

(c)

any action for libel or slander.

F6(3)

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