| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 11_1755_04 |
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Rhode Island |
| Case Name Short |
Whipple v Bowen |
| Case Name Long |
John Whipple v Ephraim Bowen, John Carlisle, and Joseph Sweeting |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [293] p.321 – 28 November 1755 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.15 (1 January 1754 – 31 December 1755) p.543: PC 2/104/543 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [293] p.321 – 8 July 1757 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.15 (1 January 1754 – 31 December 1755) p.576: PC 2/104/576 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.16 (1 January 1756 – 31 December 1757) p.543–546, 551: PC 2/105/543–546, 551 |
Colonial Courts |
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Inferior Court – 17 December 1754 Supreme Court – 18 March 1755 |
Participants |
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Bowen, Ephraim (terretenant under John Mawney) Carlisle, John (terretenant under John Mawney) Mawney, John, deceased Sweeting, Joseph (terretenant under John Mawney) Whipple, John, gentleman, of Providence (son of Joseph Whipple) Whipple, Joseph (deceased father of John Whipple) |
Description |
Land (trespass and ejectment) in Providence. Bilder, Salamanders and Sons of God, p.531, adds that it raised issue of inheritance, mortgage, and paper currency. |
Disposition |
Reversed in part with a further trial ordered on specific issues |
Notes |
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On the action of ‘trespass and ejectment’ involved here, see Additional Research. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case | Case of the appellant (Whipple) |
| Note | Not found |
| Respondent’s case | Case of the respondent (Bowen) |
| Counsel | [Signed] Alex. Forrester |
| Library | Law Library of Congress: Sir George Lee collection |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |