Appeals to the Privy Council from the
Caribbean and Canadian Colonies
Report No. JAM_1752_02

McFarlane v Beach

Thomas v Beach (4 appeals)

Yeamans v Beach (2 appeals)

Hassall v Beach

Jamaica 

 

Case Name Long

Alexander McFarlane v Thomas Beach, Attorney General

 
Case Name Long

William Thomas v Thomas Beach, Attorney General (4 appeals)

 
Case Name Long

Patrick Yeamans v Thomas Beach, Attorney General (2 appeals)

 
Case Name Long

Anna Hassall v Thomas Beach, Attorney General

 
 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation  

v. 4 [164] p.151–152 (14 Jan. 1752 – 13 Feb. 1752)

 
  PC Register Citation

George II v.13 (1 May 1750 – 30 March 1752) p.434–437, 474–480, 498–502: PC 2/102/434–437, 474–480, 498–502

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Colonial Courts

 
 

Unnamed – 16 Jan. 1746

 

Participants

Beach, Thomas, attorney general of Jamaica, respondent

 

Hassall, Anna, appellant (widow of Arthur)

 

Hassall, Arthur, deceased (husband of Anna)

 

McFarlane, Alexander, appellant

 

Penny, Robert, former attorney general of Jamaica

 

Thomas, William, appellant

 

Tyler, James

 

Yeamans, Patrick, appellant

 
 

Vessels

 
 

Amity

 
 

HMS Assistance

 
 

HMS Drake

 
 

Exchange (sloop)

 
 

Indian Queen (schooner)

 
 

Jean Paul

 
 

L’Ameriquane alias America de Taure

 
 

Princess

 
 

Rattan (packet)

 
 

San Francisco alias Peregrine

 
 

St. Paul

 

Description

Payment of duties on French prizes brought into Jamaica.

Disposition

All appeals dismissed with costs.


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Not found

 

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

 
TNA Document Committee reports (appeals of Thomas and Yeamans) – 8 Feb. 1752 (PC 1/49/42) view_Document
Notes about
Document
Referenced in APC v.6 [492] p.311.

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