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In Re Dimes; 26 Jul 1850

References: [1850] EngR 769, (1850) 3 Mac & G 4, (1850) 42 ER 162
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The claimant challenged his committal to prison saying that the order was invalid in that although made under an order of the Vice-Chancellor, the warrant had been endorsed with the letters CC.
Held: Such an endorsement did not mean that the warrant ceased to be the order of the Vice-Chancellor, and it could not be challenged. On the return of a writ of habeas corpus, the court’s task is limited to ensuring that the custody arises under a court having authority in that behalf.
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