| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 13_1753_03 |
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Virginia |
| Case Name Short |
Jones v Porter |
| Case Name Long |
Churchill Jones v Jane Porter |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [223] p.227 – 28 November 1753 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.14 (1 April 1752 – 31 December 1753) p.524–525: PC 2/103/524–525 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [223] p.227 – 25 February 1755 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.15 (1 January 1754 – 31 December 1755) p.157, 240, 312, 347–348: PC 2/104/157, 240, 312, 347–348 |
Colonial Courts |
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General Court – 10 April 1753 |
Participants |
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Jones, Churchill, gentleman (son of Roger Jones) Jones, Roger (father of Churchill Jones) Porter, Francis (deceased son of Jane Porter and father of Jane Porter) Porter, Jane (daughter of Francis Porter) Porter, Jane (deceased mother of Francis Porter) |
Description |
Land in dispute in Christchurch parish south of the river Rappahannock |
Disposition |
Affirmed |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Jones v Porter) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case | Case of the appellant (Jones) |
| Counsel | [Signed] W. Murray; A. Hume-Campbell |
| Library | Law Library of Congress: Sir George Lee collection |
| Respondent’s case | Case of the respondent (Porter) |
| Counsel | [Signed] R. Henley; Al. Forrester |
| Library | Law Library of Congress: Sir George Lee collection (2 copies of the respondent’s case) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |
Other Documents |
| Other Documents | See related entry (Jones &c. v. Porters) in Barton, Virginia Colonial Decisions, 2:B93–100. |
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