Scottish Court of Session Decisions

Subject_1 JURISDICTION.
Subject_2 DIVISION XI.

Justices of Justices of Peace.
Subject_3 SECT. I.

Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace.

Buchanan
v.
Towart

Date: 10 March 1754
Case No. No 326.

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By the 18th act, anno 1st Geo. I. entituled, “An act to encourage the planting of timber trees,” &c. the Justices of Peace are authorised to “hear and finally determine” all offences against the same. It was questioned, how far these words gave, in such cases, a jurisdiction to the Justices without appeal to the Court of Session. The Lords found that the act gave no such jurisdiction.

Fol. Dic. v. 3. p. 358. Fac. Col.

*** This case is No 81. p. 7347.