Appeals to the Privy Council
Report No. BAR_1752_03

Clarke v Smith

Barbados 

 

Case Name Long

Gedney Clarke and Richard Gosling v Richard Smith

 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation  

v.4 [170] p.158 (11 March 1752 – 10 May 1753)

 
PC Register Citation  

George II v.13 (1 May 1750 – 30 March 1752) p.304, 551–552: PC 2/102/304, 551–552

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PC Register Citation  

George II v.14 (1 April 1752 – 31 Dec. 1753) p.353, 355–356, 408: PC 2/103/353, 355–356, 408

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Colonial Courts

Court of Errors of Antigua – 12 March 1751

Participants

Clarke, Gedney, esquire, of St. Michael parish (Barbados), appellant

Gosling, Richard, esquire, of St. Michael parish (Barbados), appellant

Jenkins, William, esquire, of St. Michael parish (Barbados)

Jocelyn, Robert, esquire (?attorney for William Jenkins)

Smith, Richard, respondent

Description

Emendation of a warrant of attorney.

Disposition

Appeal dismissed.

Notes

The APC lists this under Antigua, but it is clear that the case belongs in this colony. The APC margin note for this appeal is Antigua; the lower court was in Antigua; the litigants live in Barbados, as reflected in the printed case.

References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations

Table of Cases (Clarke and Gosling v Smith) (extensive discussion)


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Appellant’s
case

Case of the appellant (Gedney Clarke and Richard Gosling v Richard Smith)

Counsel

A. Hume Campbell; Robert Henley

 
Library

Law Library of Congress: (Sir George Lee Collection) (Printed date on dorse 27 February 1753, crossed out and 15 March 1753 written in by hand. Library markings on page 2; no other manuscript notes or underlining)

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Respondent’s
case

Case of the respondent (Gedney Clark and Richard Gosling v Richard Smith)

Counsel

D. Ryder; W. Murray

 
Library

Law Library of Congress: (Sir George Lee Collection) (Printed date on dorse February 1753; February crossed out and 15 March written in by hand; includes manuscript notes)

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Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew

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