Hearings
England & Wales
21 Jan 1955 [1955] P 133; [1955] 2 WLR 440, HC of Chivalry (The Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, Lord Goddard D.C.L. (sitting as Assessor and Surrogate))
Manchester Corpn v Manchester Palace Of Varieties Ltd
Subject Matter
COURT — Court of chivalry — Jurisdiction — Existence — Jurisdiction in matters relating to armorial bearings — Right to bear arms a dignity not cognizable by the common law — Jurisdiction of court in complaints relating to usurpation of armorial bearings — Use of arms of city on common seal of company — Display of arms of city in theatre — Use of arms on common seal legitimate cause of complaint — Display of arms as decoration not a ground for intervention — 8 Ric. 2, c. 5 — 13 Ric. 2, st. 1, c. 2.