| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. ANT_1738_02 |
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Antigua |
| Case Name Long |
Wavel Smith v Thomas Jarvis |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [447] p.615–616 (25 July 1738 – 12 June 1739) |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.5 (1 Oct. 1736 – 4 Sept. 1738) p.601, 608–610, 616: PC 2/94/601, 608–610, 616 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.6 (1 Oct. 1738 – 27 March 1740) p.219: PC 2/95/219 |
Colonial Courts |
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Court of General Sessions of the Peace of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery in St. Johns, Antigua – 12 Feb. 1733 Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas – 22 July 1735 |
Participants |
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Burke, John, esquire |
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Jarvis, Thomas, respondent |
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Smith, Wavel, esquire, secretary of the Leeward Islands, appellant |
Description |
Extortion. |
Disposition |
Petition granted to bring a writ of error. |
Notes |
Related to other Privy Council appeals: The Court of Errors in Antigua had refused to hear Smith’s appeal of the judgment of the Court of King’s Bench and Common Pleas because the amount in question was too low. Thus Smith petitioned the Committee for the right to bring a writ of error, then, if necessary, an appeal to the Privy Council. The printed cases and PC 1 documents listed in ANT_1736_01 relate to both cases. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Smith v Rex) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellant (Wavell Smith and Savile Cust) |
| Counsel | J. Strange; Will. Noel |
| Library | Hamilton College Library: (Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection) Rare Book Room – Beinecke Oversize – JV1076.S45 1739 (Printed date on dorse 16 July 1738 with manuscript notes. Additional minor manuscript notes/corrections; no underlining) |
| Library | University of Michigan. William L. Clements Library: (Antigua collection, 1719–1739) Box 1 (Only the first two pages of the manuscript are included) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | See the related PC 1 documents listed in ANT_1736_01. |