Courts—Jurisdiction—Exercise of—Jurisdiction determined by plaintiff's claim rather
than defendant's defence—Where nature of claim ambiguous jurisdiction determined
by issues between parties.
Courts—District court—Jurisdiction—Ownership of land—District court's jurisdiction
to hear cases of ownership of land restricted to land valued not more than ¢2,000—
Value of disputed house exceeding ¢2,000—Issue for determination one of
ownership—Whether district court jurisdiction ousted—Parties empowered by
statute to confer jurisdiction on district court by agreement—Whether such
agreement can be implied—Courts Act, 1971 (Act 372), s. 37 (1) (d) and (e) and (3).
Practice and procedure—District court—Unclaimed relief—Power of award—
Whether district court empowered to make awards unclaimed in particulars