Pignatelli v. Pignatelli

The petitioner is seeking, under the provisions of section 964 of the Penal Law, to restrain the respondents from using the title or designation of “ Prince ” or “ Princess ” Pignatelli. Since there is a motion presently pending and undetermined before another justice of this court to set aside the service of the order to show cause herein as to the respondents Guido Pignatelli and Henrietta Hartford, the application here affects only the respondent Constance Wilcox Pignatelli, who is the wife of the respondent Guido Pignatelli.

The petitioner claims that he was born a prince and has been…