| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. ANT_1721_01 |
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Antigua |
| Case Name Long |
George and Susanna Forrest v Margaret Martin and Henry Martin | |
| Case Name Long |
Margaret Martin and Henry Martin (later revived by Robert Martin) v Edward Horn Forrest |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [12] p.21–22 (9 July 1721 – 7 Nov. 1734) |
| PC Register Citation | George I v.3 (25 Aug. 1720 – 31 May 1722) p.260, 296: PC 2/87/260, 296 |
| PC Register Citation | George I v.4 (1 June 1722 – 25 Aug. 1724) p.183–184, 209: PC 2/88/183–184, 209 |
| PC Register Citation | George I v.5 (Sept. 1724 – May 1727) p.283, 293: PC 2/89/283, 293 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.3 (21 July 1732 – 18 July 1734) p.143, 147–148, 532: PC 2/92/143, 147–148, 532 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.4 (1 Aug. 1734 – 23 Sept. 1736) p.29, 30, 34: PC 2/93/29, 30, 34 |
Colonial Courts |
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Chancery – 19 Aug. 1719 (Forrest v Martin) Unnamed – 20 May 1724 (Martin v Forrest) Governor and Council as a Court of Errors – 1 Nov. 1725 (Martin v Forrest) |
Participants |
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Forrest (Forest), Edward Horn, respondent (son and heir of George and Susanna) |
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Forrest (Forest), George, surgeon, appellant (husband of Susanna, father of Edward Horn) |
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Forrest (Forest), Susanna, appellant (wife of George, mother of Edward Horn) |
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Martin, Henry, infant, respondent/appellant, later deceased (son of Margaret, brother of Robert) |
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Martin, Margaret, widow, respondent/appellant, later deceased (mother of Henry) |
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Martin, Robert, appellant (brother and heir of Henry) |
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Webb, Mr. ___ |
Description |
Concerning land. |
Disposition |
Appeal from the Chancery decree sustained in part, dismissed in part; Court of Errors judgment and that of May 1724 reversed. |
Notes |
Related to another Privy Council appeal: The appellant’s and respondent’s printed cases are summarized in Caribbeana: miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies, ed. Vere Langford Oliver (London: Mitchell, Hughes, and Clarke, 1909–1919), 6:66–67 (view). |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Forrest v Martin) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellant (Robert Martin v Edward Horne Forest) |
| Counsel | D. Ryder; J. Browne |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36216 f.83r–86v (Printed/manuscript date on dorse 5 Nov. 1734 with note: “Judgment reversed and prohibition awarded.” One manuscript note and additional underlining/brackets; additional manuscript notes follow the printed case) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |