| Appeals to the Privy Council |
Report No. 11_1738_03 |
Martin v Gardiner |
Rhode Island |
| Case Name Short |
Martin v Gardiner |
| Case Name Long |
James Martin v William Gardiner by Abigail Gardiner |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [442] p.612 – 25 May 1738 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.5 (1 October 1736 – 4 September 1738) p.551: PC 2/94/551 |
| APC Citation | v.3 [442] p.612 – 20 July 1738 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.5 (1 October 1736 – 4 September 1738) p.571, 593: PC 2/94/571, 593 |
Colonial Courts |
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Superior Court – Newport – 29 March 1737 |
Participants |
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Gardiner, Abigail (grandmother and guardian of William Gardiner) Gardiner, William, infant, of South Kingstown in King’s County (grandson of Abigail Gardiner) Martin, James |
Description |
Not stated in the APC, but according to Bilder, Salamanders and Sons of God, p.344–345, a land dispute related to inheritance. Like Martin v Gibbs (11_1738_04, APC, v.3 [451] p.618), it arises upon the death of Elizabeth Gibbs Gardiner Martin, the wife of James Martin. |
Disposition |
Dismissed for non-prosecution |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Martin v Gardiner) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
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Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
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