Appeals to the Privy Council

Report No. 11_1755_04

Whipple v Bowen

Rhode Island 

Case Name Short

Whipple v Bowen

Case Name Long

John Whipple v Ephraim Bowen, John Carlisle, and Joseph Sweeting

 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation 

v.4 [293] p.321 – 28 November 1755 – entry 1

 
PC Register Citation 

George II v.15 (1 January 1754 – 31 December 1755) p.543: PC 2/104/543

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APC Citation 

v.4 [293] p.321 – 8 July 1757 – entry 2

 
PC Register Citation 

George II v.15 (1 January 1754 – 31 December 1755) p.576: PC 2/104/576

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PC Register Citation 

George II v.16 (1 January 1756 – 31 December 1757) p.543–546, 551: PC 2/105/543–546, 551

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Colonial Courts

Inferior Court – 17 December 1754

Supreme Court – 18 March 1755

Participants

Bowen, Ephraim (terretenant under John Mawney)

Carlisle, John (terretenant under John Mawney)

Mawney, John, deceased

Sweeting, Joseph (terretenant under John Mawney)

Whipple, John, gentleman, of Providence (son of Joseph Whipple)

Whipple, Joseph (deceased father of John Whipple)

Description

Land (trespass and ejectment) in Providence. Bilder, Salamanders and Sons of God, p.531, adds that it raised issue of inheritance, mortgage, and paper currency.

Disposition

Reversed in part with a further trial ordered on specific issues

Notes

On the action of ‘trespass and ejectment’ involved here, see Additional Research.


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Appellant’s
case

Case of the appellant (Whipple)

Note

Not found

 
Respondent’s
case

Case of the respondent (Bowen)

Counsel

[Signed] Alex. Forrester

 
Library

Law Library of Congress: Sir George Lee collection

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Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew

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