Thursfield v Jones
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1726 |
| Date | 01 January 1726 |
| Court | Court of the King's Bench |
English Reports Citation: 86 E.R. 236
IN THE KING'S BENCH, EXCHEQUER, COURT OF CHANCERY
terming sancti trinitatis, anno 35 car. II. in banco regis. thursfield versus jones. 1 Mod. 79, 194, 236. 2 Jones 187. 1 Salk. 165. A motion for a prohibition to a suit in the Ecclesiastical Court for a church-warden's rate, suggesting that they had pleaded, that it was not made with the consent of the parishioners, and that the plea was refused. The Court said, that the church-wardens (if the parish were summoned, and refused to meet or make a rate) might make one alone for the repairs of the church, (if needful) because that if the repairs were neglected, the church-wardens were to be cited, and not the parishioners; and a day was given to shew cause...
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