A court of the county palatine of Durham, having a local common law jurisdiction. It was abolished by the judicature act, which transferred its jurisdiction to the high court. Jud. Act 1873, 16; 3 Bl. Comm. 79. … [Read more...]

A court established by statute 43 Eliz. c. 12 to determine in a summary way all causes between merchants concerning policies of insurance. Crabb Eng. Law 503. … [Read more...]

The name of a former English court of appeal, intermediate between the superior courts of common law and the house of lords. When sitting as a court of appeal from any one of the three superior courts of common law, it was composed of judges of the other two courts. 3 Bl. Comm. 56, 57 ; 3 Steph. Comm. 333, 356. By the judicature act (1873) the jurisdiction of this court is … [Read more...]

The final appeals court, sometimes in reference to the U.S. Supreme Court. … [Read more...]

Eng. law. An ancient court of record set up by William the Conqueror. It is called exchequer from the chequered cloth, resembling a chesshoard, which covers the table there. 3 Bl. Com. 45. It consists of two divisions; the receipt of the exchequer, which manages the royal revenue; and the court, or judicial part of it, which is again divided into a court of equity, and a court … [Read more...]