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| Appeals to the Privy Council from the Caribbean and Canadian Colonies |
| Report No. JAM_1755_01 |
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Jamaica |
| Case Name Long |
Samuel Gordon, and William and Elizabeth Thomas v Anna Margaretta Hill (2 appeals) |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [260] p.284–285 (29 Jan. 1755 – 13 Aug. 1756) |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.15 (1 Jan. 1754 – 31 Dec. 1755) p.210, 309, 349, 373: PC 2/104/210, 309, 349, 373 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.16 (1 Jan. 1756 – 31 Dec. 1757) p.55, 254–256, 266–267: PC 2/105/55, 254–256, 266–267 |
Colonial Courts |
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Chancery – 19 Oct. 1753 |
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Chancery – 18 and 24 May 1754 |
Participants |
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Duncommun, John, master in Chancery |
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Gordon, Samuel, appellant (executor of Thomas Hill) |
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Hill, Anna Margaretta, respondent (widow of Thomas) |
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Hill, Thomas, deceased (husband of Anna Margaretta Hill) |
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Stott, Daniel, master in Chancery |
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Thomas, Elizabeth, appellant (wife of William) |
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Thomas, William, appellant (husband of Elizabeth, residuary legatee of Thomas Hill) |
Description |
Not stated in the Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series. |
Disposition |
Earlier appeal dismissed with costs; later appeal affirmed and the orders of May 1754 reversed. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Gordon v Hill) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case | Case of the appellant (Samuel Gordon, and William and Elizabeth Thomas v Anna Margaretta Hill) |
| Counsel | W. Murray; Ro. Harley |
| Library | Law Library of Congress: (Sir George Lee Collection) (Printed date on dorse 1756; 9 July added by hand; includes manuscript notes.) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
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