| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. QUE_1767_01 |
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Québec |
| Case Name Long |
John Ord, Jacob Rowe, and William James v Anthony Peter Houdin |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.5 [39] p.110 (26 June 1767 – 24 July 1767) |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.5 (Aug. 1766 – Jan. 1768) p.127, 370, 377, 387: PC 2/112/127, 370, 377, 387 |
Colonial Courts |
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Supreme Court – 19 Aug. 1765 Governor and Council – 18 April 1766 |
Participants |
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Houdin, Anthony Peter, merchant, respondent |
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James, William, appellant (assignee of William Johnstone) |
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Johnstone, William, captain lieutenant in HM Regiment of Artillery (assignor of John Ord, Jacob Rowe, and William James) |
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Ord, John, appellant (assignee of William Johnstone) |
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Rowe, Jacob, appellant (assignee of William Johnstone) |
Description |
Action to recover a debt. |
Disposition |
Appeal dismissed for non-prosecution. |
Notes |
Related to another Privy Council appeal: The Ord appeal may be a continuation of the controversy in Johnstone v Houdin. The APC entries are vague on this point. Both appeals are mentioned in a speech to the Empire Club in Canada by The Honourable William Renwick on 17 March 1927. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
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Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
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Other Documents |
| Other Documents | Holdings of papers in the Ord appeal are noted in The National Archives of Canada, Finding Aid no.22 for Collection Peter Robinson. | ||
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