Benton v. Stokes

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County which affirmed upon appeal the decision of a Justice of the Peace awarding restitution of certain demised premises to the appellee as landlord. The proceeding before the Justice had been taken, by the appellee against the appellant as her tenant, under the provisions of Article 53 of the Code relating to tenants holding over., At the trial of the case in the Circuit Court the appellant-moved to quash the proceedings for want of jurisdiction in the Justice of the Peace to entertain them but the Court overruled…