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| Appeals to the Privy Council from the Caribbean and Canadian Colonies |
| Report No. NEV_1740_02 |
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Nevis |
| Case Name Long |
John Woodley v James Gordon and William Wells |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [505] p.685 (23 Oct. 1740 – 21 May 1741) |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.7 (1 April 1740 – 7 Aug. 1741) p.226, 248, 311, 466–467, 479–480: PC 2/96/226, 248, 311, 466–467, 479–480 |
Colonial Courts |
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Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas |
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Court of Errors – 4 July 1739 |
Participants |
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Gordon, James, merchant, respondent |
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Wells, William, merchant, respondent |
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Woodley, John, merchant, appellant |
Description |
Action of scandal and defamation relating to “Reputation, Business and Livelyhood in the way of Consignment of Negroes . . . .” |
Disposition |
Appeal dismissed. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Woodley v Gordon) |
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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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