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| Appeals to the Privy Council from the Caribbean and Canadian Colonies |
| Report No. STC_1780_00 |
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St. Christopher |
| Case Name Long |
William Pyle and Lucas Berners v Henry Bennett |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.5 [376] p.478 (5 Jan. 1780 – 18 May 1781) |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.17 (July 1779 – Feb. 1780) p.489, 546: PC 2/124/489, 546 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.19 (Jan. 1781 – Sept. 1781) p.90–91, 322–324, 347–348: PC 2/126/90–91, 322–324, 347–348 |
Colonial Courts |
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Vice Admiralty Court – 18 Jan. 1779 |
Participants |
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Bennett, Henry, collector of customs, respondent |
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Berners, Lucas, of St. Eustatius, appellant |
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Cockran, Peter, master of the Linnet |
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Fahie, John, judge of Vice Admiralty Court of St. Christopher |
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Pyle, William, of St. Johns, Antigua, owner of the Linnet, appellant |
Vessels |
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Linnet (sloop) |
Description |
Condemnation. |
Disposition |
Reversed. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
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Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Committee report – 12 May 1781 (PC 1/57/81) | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC v.6 [1010] p.589. |