(1) The parties to an action in a justice's court cannot give evidence upon any question which involves the title or possession of real property or the legality of any tax, impost, assessment, toll, or municipal fine, nor can any issue presenting such question be tried by such court; provided that, in cases of forcible entry and unlawful detainer of which justices' courts have jurisdiction, any evidence otherwise competent may be given, and any question properly involved therein may be determined.
(2) A justice's court may not hear evidence on or try any issue involving the state's liability to make a payment of money, regardless of the basis of the claim against the state.