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(e) relating to validity of devises or limitations under
a will or settlement;
(f) for malicious prosecution, libel, slander, crim. con.,
seduction or breach of promise of marriage;
(9) against justices of the peace or peace officers for
anything done in the execution of their office.

A Surrogate Court has been established for each judicial Surrogate
district. The Senior County Court Judge for the district Cu.
presides.
The Court has jurisdiction in all matters relating to
Probates of wills and letters of administration in the
Province !,

Court of Queen's Bench. The Court of Queen's Bench ide
consists of a Chief Justice and three Puisne Judges and Bench.
sits at Winnipeg?
The Court as a Court of original and appellate jurisdiction
 possesses “all such powers and authorities as by the
laws of England are incident to a Superior Court of record
of civil and criminal jurisdiction in all matters civil and
criminal whatsoever and shall have use enjoy and exercise
 all the rights incidents and privileges as fully as
the same were on the 15th July 1870, possessed used
exercised and enjoyed by any of Her Majesty’s Superior
Courts of common law at Westminster or by the Court
of Chancery at Lincoln’s Inn or by the Court of Probate
or any Court in England having cognizance of property and
civil rights and of crimes and offences ®”
The Court has therefore both civil and criminal as well
as legal and equitable jurisdiction ®,

Courts of Assize for civil causes are held by one of the dssizes.
judges of the Queen's Bench twice a year at Winnipeg for
the Eastern Judicial District, and at Portage la Prairie for

1M. 44 Vie. c. 28, 8, 93. 2 M. 48 Vie. ¢. 15, ss. 11, 13,
2 Ib. 8. 6. 4 Ib.8. 7.