Appeals to the Privy Council
Report No. BER_1766_00

Furlong v Smith

Bermuda 

 

Case Name Long

Lawrence Furlong v Thomas Smith and John Slater

 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

view_APC

APC Citation  

v.4 [657] p.768 (2 July 1766 – 5 Aug. 1766)

 
PC Register Citation  

George III v.4 (1 Oct. 1764 – 27 Aug. 1766) p.687, 695, 705–706: PC 2/111/687, 695, 705–706

view  

PC Register Citation  

George III v.5 (Aug. 1766 – Jan. 1768) p.5, 21, 338: PC 2/112/5, 21, 338

view  

Colonial Courts

Vice Admiralty Court – 20 Feb. 1765

Participants

Furlong, Lawrence, former master of the Newbury, appellant

Slater, John, attorney general, respondent

Smith, Thomas, collector of customs, respondent

Stone, Daniel, of Lawrence Pountenay Lane (London) (attorney for Thomas Smith)

Vessels

Newbury (ship)

Description

Condemnation.

Disposition

Not stated in the Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series.

Notes

Petitioner had been granted an appeal to the Lords Commissioners for Prize Appeals (Smith, p.186) by mistake before being advised that the proper jurisdiction was his Majesty in Council.

References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations

Table of Cases (Furlong v Smith)


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Not found

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

Not found