| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 11_1762_02 |
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Rhode Island |
| Case Name Short |
Potter v Hazard |
| Case Name Long |
John Potter v George Hazard |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [489] p.548–549 – 1 September 1762 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.2 (1 January 1762 – 30 April 1763) p.353: PC 2/109/353 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [489] p.549 – 21 December 1763 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.3 (1 May 1763 – 30 September 1764) p.182–183, 192: PC 2/110/182–183, 192 |
Colonial Courts |
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Inferior Court – 11 August 1761 Superior Court – 5 October 1761 |
Participants |
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Hazard, George Peckham, Benjamin, jun. (tenant of George Hazard and original defendant) Potter, John, yeoman, of South Kingston |
Description |
Land (trespass and ejectment) in dispute is Little Comfort Island in Point Judith Pond, South Kingston near Mumford’s Island. Bilder, Transatlantic Constitution, p.170, adds that the matter is part of an inheritance dispute. |
Disposition |
Dismissed |
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 (Potter) |
| Counsel | [Signed] Fl. Norton; J. Gardiner |
| Note | Appendix to the case of the appellant |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.240–241 (Includes appendix, f.242–243, and manuscript notes) |
| Respondent’s case | Case of the respondent (Hazard) |
| Counsel | [Signed] C. Yorke; Al. Forrester |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.244–247 (Includes manuscript notes) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Committee report – 15 Dec. 1763 – PC 1/50/49 | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC, v.6 [579] p.359–360 |