| Appeals to the Privy Council |
Report No. 11_1766_05 |
Freebody v Holmes Holmes v Freebody |
Rhode Island |
| Case Name Short |
Freebody v Holmes Holmes v Freebody |
| Case Name Long |
Thomas Freebody v John Holmes John Holmes v Thomas Freebody |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.5 [23] p.51 – 10 December 1766 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.5 (August 1766 – January 1768) p.129: PC 2/112/129 |
| APC Citation | v.5 [23] p.51 – 15 July 1768 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.6 (January 1768 – April 1769) p.239, 249–250: PC 2/113/239, 249–250 |
| APC Citation | v.5 [23] p.51 – 14 April 1769 – entry 3 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.6 (January 1768 – April 1769) p.549: PC 2/113/549 |
| APC Citation | v.5 [23] p.51 – 27 April 1770 – entry 4 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.7 (May 1769 – December 1770) p.190, 332–340, 359: PC 2/114/190, 332–340, 359 |
Colonial Courts |
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Inferior Court – 21 November 1763 – re Freebody Superior Court – March 1765 – re Freebody Superior Court – March 1766 – re Holmes Superior Court – March 1768 – re Holmes |
Participants |
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Freebody, John (deceased father of Thomas, John, and Samuel Freebody) Freebody, John (brother of Samuel and Thomas Freebody and son of John Freebody) Freebody, Samuel (brother of John and Thomas Freebody and son of John Freebody) Freebody, Thomas, merchant, of Newport (brother of John and Samuel Freebody and son of John Freebody) Green, James Holmes, John, yeoman, of Middleton in Newport county Holmes, Margaret |
Description |
Land (trespass and ejectment) in dispute in Middletown |
Disposition |
Freebody v Holmes – dismissed for non-prosecution |
Notes |
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On the action of ‘trespass and ejectment’ involved here, see Additional Research. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Holmes v Freebody) (complex procedural history) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellant (Holmes) |
| Counsel | [Signed] William DeGrey; J. Dunning |
| 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 (Freebody) |
| Counsel | [Signed] C. Yorke; Rd. Jackson |
| Library | Columbia University. Diamond Law Library: Treasure – Johnson 1770m and 2nd Fl Microfilm Cabinet – AA70 |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Order of reference (Freebody v Holmes) – 10 Dec. 1766 – PC 1/52/58 | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC, v.6 [731] p.440 |
| TNA Document | Committee report (Freebody v Holmes) – 7 July 1768 – PC 1/54/63 | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC, v.6 [793] p.464 |
| TNA Document | Committee report (Holmes v Freebody) – 7 Apr. 1770 – PC 1/54/66C | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC, v.6 [840] p.484 |