Governors of Queen Anne’s Bounty v Pitt-Rivers

Subject Matter

ECCLESIASTICAL LAW — Tithe rentcharge — Application by titheowner to county court for payment — No notice of opposition by landowner — Right of landowner to be heard — Rules requiring notice of opposition, whether ultra vires — Order for payment and appointment of receiver — Alleged excess of jurisdiction — Remedy — Prohibition or appeal — Whether prohibition lies against receiver — Tithe Act, 1891 (54 Vict. c. 8), s. 2, sub-ss. 1, 7; s. 3, sub-s. 1 — Tithe Rentcharge Recovery Rules, 1891–1933, rr. 5, 8, 9, 11.