| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. JAM_1759_06 |
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Jamaica |
| Case Name Long |
John Weatherby, John Stephens, and Diederich Jacobi v Andrew Rait |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [395] p.421 (15 May 1759 – 28 Jan. 1761) |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.17 (1 Jan. 1758 – 21 May 1759) p.275, 513: PC 2/106/275, 513 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.18 (2 May 1759 – 10 July 1760) p.430: PC 2/107/430 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.1 (25 Oct. 1760 – 31 Dec. 1761) p.155, 178: PC 2/108/155, 178 |
Colonial Courts |
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Chancery – 26 Nov. 1757 |
Participants |
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Jacobi, Diederich, appellant |
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Rait (Raitt), Andrew, respondent |
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Stephens, John, appellant |
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Weatherby, Joseph (aka John), appellant |
Description |
Concerning payment with interest. |
Disposition |
Appeal dismissed with costs. |
Notes |
Respondent’s name spelled ‘Raitt’ on the printed cases. The appellants’ printed case is 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), 6:158 (view). |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellant (Joseph Weatherby, John Stephens, and Diederick Jacobi v Andrew Raitt) |
| Counsel | C. Yorke; Al. Wedderburn |
| Note | First page of printed case has an engraving of ?Birnam Wood coming to Dunsinane. |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.86r–87v (Printed date on dorse 20 January 1761; includes manuscript notes) |
| Respondent’s case |
Case of the respondent (Joseph Weatherby, John Stephens, and Diederick Jacobi v Andrew Raitt) |
| Counsel | C. Pratt; Al. Forrester |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.88r–89v (Printed date on dorse 1760; no manuscript notes) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |