| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 11_1766_01 |
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Rhode Island |
| Case Name Short |
Stead v Isaacs |
| Case Name Long |
William Stead v Jacob Isaacs |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [649] p.759 – 28 May 1766 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.4 (1 October 1764 – 27 August 1766) p.632, 638: PC 2/111/632, 638 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [649] p.759 – 14 April 1769 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.6 (January 1768 – April 1769) p.477–481, 537: PC 2/113/477–481, 537 |
Colonial Courts |
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Inferior Court – Newport – May 1764 Superior Court – Newport – March 1765 |
Participants |
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Isaacs, Jacob Pennegar, William, master of the Rising Sun Stead, William, merchant, of London |
Vessels |
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Rising Sun (ship) |
Description |
Damages arising from failure to insure properly |
Disposition |
Reversed and a new trial ordered |
Notes |
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Related to other Privy Council appeals: Stead v Hart and Stead v Elizer – Report No. 11_1765_01 (APC, v.4 [600] p.716–717) Isaacks v Stead – Report No. 11_1768_00 (APC, v.5 [95] p.175) Stead v Isaacs and Isaacks v Stead are almost certainly two aspects of the same dispute. The lower court judgments referred to in both cases have the same date, and the Privy Council’s register confirms that the names of the courts are the same. In Stead v Isaacs, the Council apparently agrees that Stead did not properly insure the ship in question, and Isaacs is allowed a new trial on the amount of his damages. In Isaacks v Stead, a judgment for Stead in the amount of £1,200 on a bill of exchange is affirmed. Stead’s actions against Hart and Elizer are against them as endorsers of a note from Isaacks resulting in a judgment for £1,200. This is probably the same piece of commercial paper as is at stake in the subsequent case. Be that as it may be, Isaacks and Stead are clearly the underlying parties in all four actions. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case | Case of the appellant (Stead) |
| Counsel | [Signed] J Dunning; Fl. Norton |
| Note | Appellant’s name is spelled Isaacks on appellant’s printed case. |
| Library | Columbia University. Diamond Law Library: Treasure – Johnson 1770m and 2nd Fl Microfilm Cabinet – AA70 (Includes manuscript notes) |
| Respondent’s case | Case of the respondent (Isaacs) |
| Counsel | [Signed] Wm. DeGrey; G. Nares |
| Note | Appellant’s name is spelled Isaacks on respondent’s printed case. |
| Library | Columbia University. Diamond Law Library: Treasure – Johnson 1770m and 2nd Fl Microfilm Cabinet – AA 70 (Manuscript notes limited.to date corrections) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
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