| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. ANT_1718_02 |
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Antigua |
| Case Name Long |
Edward Chester v Royal African Company |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.2 [1305] p.749–750 (6 Nov. 1718 – 24 March 1721) |
| PC Register Citation | George I v.2 (2 March 1717 – 25 Aug. 1720) p.187, 194, 215–216, 218: PC 2/86/187, 194, 215–216, 218 |
| PC Register Citation | George I v.3 (25 Aug. 1720 – 31 May 1722) p.171: PC 2/87/171 |
Colonial Courts |
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Leeward Islands Chancery – 28 July 1718 |
Participants |
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Chester, Edward (1), appellant |
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Chester, Edward jun. (2) |
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Royal African Company, respondent |
Description |
Appeal from a judgment ordering Chester to pay a higher amount than he alleges is due. |
Disposition |
A rehearing is ordered contingent upon Chester’s payment of a lower amount consented to by both parties. |
Notes |
The PC register calls the colony ‘Leeward Islands’, the British name in this period for a group of islands that included Antigua. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Chester v Royal African Co.) |
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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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