Durham
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See County Palatine.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A county palatine in England, the jurisdiction of which was vested in the Bishop of Durham until the statute 6 & 7 Wm. IV. c. 19, vested it as a separate franchise and royalty in the crown. The jurisdiction of the Durham court of pleas was transferred to the supreme court of judicature by the judicature act of 1873.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A county palatine in Eng- & 7 Wim. IV. c. 19, vested it as a separate franchise aud royalty inthe erown. The jurisdiction of the Durham court of pleas was transferred to the supreme court of judicature by the judicature act of 1873.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Courts of County Palatine of. v. Court, 70.