| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. JAM_1735_00 |
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Jamaica |
| Case Name Long |
John Lewis, Samuel Collett, Richard Fenton, and John Barker v Samuel and Anne Smith, and John Vassall | |
| Case Name Long |
Samuel Collett, Richard Fenton, and John Barker v Samuel and Anne Smith |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [355] p.481 (13 Oct. 1735 – 21 April 1737) |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.4 (1 Aug. 1734 – 23 Sept. 1736) p.231, 384, 506: PC 2/93/231, 384, 506 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.5 (1 Oct. 1736 – 4 Sept. 1738) p.5–10, 15–20, 214–215: PC 2/94/5–10, 15–20, 214–215 |
Colonial Courts |
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Chancery – 12 Aug. 1734 |
Participants |
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Barker, John, appellant (assignee of John Lewis) |
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Collett (Collet), Samuel, appellant (assignee of John Lewis) |
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Fenton, Richard, appellant (assignee of John Lewis) |
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Lewis, Anne (Anna) – see Smith, Anne |
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Lewis, John, formerly of Kingston, Jamaica, now of Blackheath, Kent, appellant (brother and heir of William) |
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Lewis, William, deceased (brother of John) |
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Smith (née Vassall, formerly Lewis), Anne (Anna), respondent (wife of Samuel, widow of William Lewis, daughter of John Vassall) |
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Smith, Samuel, respondent (husband of Anne) |
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Vassal, Anne (Anna) – see Smith, Anne |
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Vassall, John, respondent (father of Anne [now Anne Smith]) |
Description |
Not stated in the Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series. |
Disposition |
Appeal sustained without prejudice. |
Notes |
Smith (p.315) points to this case as an excellent example of the settlement process. The appellants’ and respondents’ 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), 6:67–68 (view). |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Lewis v Smith) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellant (John Lewis, Samuel Collet, Richard Fenton, and John Barker v Samuel and Anna Smith, and John Vassall) |
| Counsel | J. Willes; D. Ryder |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36216 f.90r–91v (Manuscript date on dorse 28 November 1736. Manuscript note on dorse only; some underlining) |
| Respondent’s case |
Case of the respondent (John Lewis, Samuel Collet, Richard Fenton, and John Barker v Samuel and Anna Smith, and John Vassall) |
| Counsel | J. Strange; John Browne |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36216 f.92r–102v (No date on dorse; no manuscript notes or underlining. Includes “Letter from Mr. Webb solicitor for appellant; Lewis” to William Sharpe Esq. dated 5 November 1736, “Letter from. Mr. [Nathan] Cole sollicitor for respondent; Smith” to ?, draft decree, another draft decree, and notes [?“observations”] of counsel) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |