| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 11_1747_03 |
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Rhode Island |
| Case Name Short |
Brenton v Remington |
| Case Name Long |
Benjamin Brenton v Gersham Remington |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [57] p.42 – 3 June 1747 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.11 (1 August 1746 – 30 April 1748) p.219, 275: PC 2/100/219, 275 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [57] p.42 – 30 April 1751 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.13 (1 May 1750 – 30 March 1752) p.142–143, 209–210: PC 2/102/142–143, 209–210 |
Colonial Courts |
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Inferior Court Superior Court – 25 March 1746 |
Participants |
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Brenton, Benjamin, mariner, of Newport Remington, Gersham |
Description |
Land (“writ of ejectment,” according to the APC; “Writ of Trespass and Ejectment,” according to the Committee report) in Jamestown, Newport County |
Disposition |
Dismissed |
Notes |
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On the original action involved here, see Additional Research. The dispute, according to Bilder, Salamanders and Sons of God, p.305, continues attempts by the Brenton family to reclaim land long held by the Remingtons (Remington v Brenton, 11_1709_00, APC, v.2 [1095] p.605). |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Brenton v Remington) |
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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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