| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 08_1741_01 |
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New York |
| Case Name Short |
Pearse v Cummyns |
| Case Name Long |
Capt. Vincent Pearse v George Cummyns |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [527] p.703 – 19 November 1741 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.8 (22 October 1741 – 29 September 1743) p.13–14: PC 2/97/13–14 |
| APC Citation | v.3 [527] p.703–704 – 23 March 1743 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.8 (22 October 1741 – 29 September 1743) p.210, 259, 308–310, 345: PC 2/97/210, 259, 308–310, 345 |
Colonial Courts |
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Court of Admiralty Court of Kings Bench Court of Errors – 17 April 1741 |
Participants |
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Cummyns, George (owner of the Restoration) Forbes, Alexander, master of the Restoration Pearse, Vincent, late Captain of HMS Flamborough |
Vessels |
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HMS Flamborough Restoration (snow) |
Description |
Seizure and condemnation of the Restoration (prize) |
Disposition |
Judgment reversed, writs of consultation issued, and Admiralty Court ordered to proceed in original cause |
Notes |
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Related to another Privy Council appeal: Pearse v Key – Report No. 08_1741_02 (APC, v.3 [528] p.704) Both cases concern the same issue, to wit, whether the vessel seized was at the time “on the high seas or within the body of the city of New York.” |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Pearse v Cummins) |
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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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