Hadelman v. Harris

The opinion oE the court was delivered by

Parker, J.

The fundamental question is as to the jurisdiction. if any, of a justice of the peace in summary proceedings to dispossess a tenant, where the premises are in a city which has a District Court. The facts are not disputed; the premises are in the city of Paterson; that city lias a District Court; and in this case a justice of the peace entertained the landlord’s complaint, issued a summons and took cognizance of the case to judgment and warrant of dispossession. Tins writ, of course, challenges his jurisdiction, and that alone; and whatever…