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| Appeals to the Privy Council from the Caribbean and Canadian Colonies |
| Report No. JAM_1767_03 |
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Jamaica |
| Case Name Long |
John Watson and Samuel Gregory v Lettice Laird |
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| Case Name Long |
Lettice Laird v John Watson and Samuel Gregory |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.5 [38] p.109–110 (26 June 1767 – 30 April 1777) |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.5 (Aug. 1766 – Jan. 1768) p.369, 393: PC 2/112/369, 393 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.7 (May 1769 – Dec. 1770) p.296–297, 355–356: PC 2/114/296–297, 355–356 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.12 (June 1775 – May 1776) p.77, 462: PC 2/119/77, 462 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.13 (June 1776 – May 1777) p.422–423, 478: PC 2/120/422–423, 478 |
Colonial Courts |
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Chancery – 19 Jan. 1767 (Watson v Laird) |
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Chancery – 19 July 1774 (Laird v Watson) |
Participants |
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Delmestre, Peter, deceased |
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Gregory, Samuel, merchant, of Kingston, appellant/respondent (surviving partner of Peter Delmestre) |
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Laird, James, deceased (husband of Lettice) |
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Laird, Lettice, respondent/appellant (widow of James) |
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Lawford, Exelba, master in Chancery |
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Watson, John, merchant, of Kingston, appellant/respondent (surviving partner of Peter Delmestre) |
Description |
Concerning land. |
Disposition |
First decree reversed; second appeal dismissed with costs. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
Not found |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Committee report (Watson and Gregory v Laird) – 2 April 1770 (PC 1/54/66) | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC v.6 [840] p.484. |