| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. ANT_1718_01 |
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Antigua |
| Case Name Long |
William Franklyn v Stephen Buraston | |
| Case Name Long |
Ann Franklyn v Stephen Buraston |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.2 [1295] p.741–743 (14 May 1718 – 28 March 1727) |
| PC Register Citation | George I v.2 (2 March 1717 – 25 Aug. 1720) p.142, 195, 405, 412: PC 2/86/142, 195, 405, 412 |
| PC Register Citation | George I v.4 (1 June 1722 – 25 Aug. 1724) p.310–311, 319, 331–332: PC 2/88/310–311, 319, 331–332 |
| PC Register Citation | George I v.5 (Sept. 1724 – May 1727) p.118, 306, 327–329, 340–341: PC 2/89/118, 306, 327–329, 340–341 |
Colonial Courts |
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Inferior Court – 2 June 1710 (?1716) (Franklyn v Buraston, the first appeal so named) Governor and Council – 1 Feb. 1717 (Franklyn v Buraston, the first appeal so named) Chancery – 14 Jan. 1725 (Franklyn v Buraston, the second appeal so named) |
Participants |
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Buraston (Burraston, Borraston), Stephen, respondent |
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Franklyn, Mary (aka Ann), appellant (widow of William) |
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Franklyn, William, appellant, later deceased (husband of Mary, father of William Henry Franklyn) |
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Franklyn, William Henry, infant (son of William) |
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Sweet, Grace (wife of Mayne, guardian of William Henry Franklyn) |
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Sweet, Mayne (husband of Grace, guardian of William Henry Franklyn) |
Description |
Ejectment and profits from the plantation. |
Disposition |
The first Franklyn v Buraston reversed 19 May 1720. Chancery decree in Franklyn v Buraston, the second appeal so named, reversed with additional orders investigating and censuring some of the parties and courts for contempt and for disobedience of royal authority. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Franklyn v Buraston) (more extensive discussion) |
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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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