| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 13_1755_01 |
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Virginia |
| Case Name Short |
Lidderdale v Chiswell |
| Case Name Long |
John Lidderdale and John Harmer v John Chiswell |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [263] p.286 – 25 February 1755 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.15 (1 January 1754 – 31 December 1755) p.349–350: PC 2/104/349–350 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [263] p.286 – 24 June 1755 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.15 (1 January 1754 – 31 December 1755) p.439, 455–456: PC 2/104/439, 455–456 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [263] p.286 – 1 April 1758 – entry 3 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.16 (1 January 1756 – 31 December 1757) p.131, 168: PC 2/105/131, 168 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.17 (1 January 1758 – 21 May 1759) p.43–46, 92–93: PC 2/106/43–46, 92–93 |
Colonial Courts |
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General Court – 10 April 1754 |
Participants |
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Chamberlayne, Thomas (deceased partner of John Lidderdale and John Harmer) Chiswell, John, merchant and planter Hamersley, Hugh of Lincoln’s Inn Harmer, John, merchant, of Bristol (partner of Thomas Chamberlayne) Lidderdale, John, merchant, of Bristol (partner of Thomas Chamberlayne) |
Description |
Not stated in Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
Disposition |
Reversed; plaintiffs are allowed to proceed to a new trial |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Lidderdale v Chiswell) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case | Case of the appellant (Lidderdale) |
| Counsel | [Signed] C. Yorke |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papes) Additional Manuscripts 36217 f.199–200 (Includes manuscript notes on appellant’s case and a separate page of manuscript notes, f.205) |
| Library | Law Library of Congress: Sir George Lee collection |
| Respondent’s case | Case of the respondent (Chiswell) |
| Counsel | [Signed] C. Pratt |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36217 f.201–204 (Includes manuscript notes on respondent’s case and a separate page of manuscript notes, f.205) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |