| Appeals to the Privy Council |
Report No. 13_1740_01 |
Rogers v Spalding |
Virginia |
| Case Name Short |
Rogers v Spalding |
| Case Name Long |
Sarah Rogers v Alexander Spalding |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [487] p.668 – 31 January 1740 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.6 (1 October 1738 – 27 March 1740) p.546: PC 2/95/546 |
| APC Citation | v.3 [487] p.668–669 – 10 July 1740 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.7 (1 April 1740 – 7 August 1741) p.110, 112–116, 155–156: PC 2/96/110, 112–116, 155–156 |
Colonial Courts |
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General Court – 16 April 1739 |
Participants |
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Hume, George, Captain of the Guard at Whydah Rogers, Sarah, spinster, of London (administratrix of her brother, William Whetstone Rogers) Rogers, William Whetstone, esquire, a chief merchant of the Royal African Company (deceased brother of Sarah Rogers) Spalding, Alexander Stephens, Edward, a chief merchant of the Royal African Company |
Description |
Recovery of the value of effects of deceased brother |
Disposition |
Verdict and judgment set aside and appellant at liberty to proceed to another trial |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Rogers v Spalding) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellant (Rogers) |
| Counsel | [Signed] D. Ryder; C. Clarke |
| Library | Harvard University. Harvard Law School Library: Special Collections. Rare Trials (Includes manuscript notes) |
| Respondent’s case |
Case of the respondent (Spalding) |
ESTC: N68544 |
| Counsel | [Signed] J. Strange; W. Murray |
| Library | Harvard University. Harvard Law School Library: Special Collections. Rare Trials (Noted in ESTC? Yes.) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |
Other Documents |
| Other Documents | The printed cases for appellant and respondent are also available in Gale’s Making of Modern Law: Trials under the name Rogers v Spalding. See also the entry in Barton, Virginia Colonial Decisions, 2:B81. |
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