| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. JAM_1708_01 |
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Jamaica |
| Case Name Long |
Sir Charles Orby and Dame Anne Hopegood v Charles Long |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.2 [1067] p.564–567 (1 Aug. 1708 – 20 Feb. 1714) |
| PC Register Citation | Anne v.4 (5 March 1708 – 31 May 1710) p.147–148, 279–282, 285–287, 301–302: PC 2/82/147–148, 279–282, 285–287, 301–302 |
| PC Register Citation | Anne v.5 (2 June 1710 – 28 July 1712) p.87, 170–171, 184–185, 191, 195–196: PC 2/83/87, 170–171, 184–185, 191, 195–196 |
| PC Register Citation | Anne v.6 (18 Aug. 1712 – 31 July 1714) p.292–293, 336–337: PC 2/84/292–293, 336–337 |
Colonial Courts |
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Supreme (Grand) Court Governor and Council |
Participants |
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Allison, James (lessee of Dame Anne Hopegood Orby) |
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Beeston, Dame Anne Hopegood – see Orby, Dame Anne |
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Beeston, Jane – see Long, Jane |
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Beeston, Sir William, knight, deceased (husband of Dame Anne Hopegood [now Dame Anne Hopegood Orby], father of Jane [now Jane Long]) |
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Carver, John |
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Copley, John |
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Hopegood, Anne – see Orby, Dame Anne |
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Long, Charles, esquire, respondent |
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Long (née Beeston, formerly Modyford), Jane (wife of Charles, widow of Sir Thomas Modyford, daughter of Sir William Beeston) |
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Mackenzie, Mr. Roderick, former clerk of the Council of Jamaica |
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Modyford, Jane – see Long, Jane |
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Modyford, Sir Thomas (husband of Jane [now Jane Long]) |
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Oldfield, Francis |
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Orby (née Hopegood, formerly Beeston), Dame Anne, appellant (wife of Sir Charles, widow of Sir William Beeston, lessor of James Allison) |
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Orby, Sir Charles, baronet, appellant (husband of Dame Anne Hopegood Orby) |
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Rigby, Richard, member and former clerk of the Council of Jamaica, now in London |
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Stewart, J., member of the Council of Jamaica |
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Stukeley, Mr. ___, deputy clerk of the Council of Jamaica |
Description |
Land/inheritance, ejectment, and judicial disability. |
Disposition |
Judgment reversed with partial costs; further complaint dismissed. |
Notes |
The [Royal] African Company is mentioned in the Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Orby v Long) (extensive discussion) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
Not found |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Petition of Sir C. Orby and Dame Anne Hopegood re Sir William Beeston's will – 1 Aug. 1708 (PC 1/47/10) | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC v.6 [199] p.71 |
| TNA Document | Papers (Order of reference, Petition, Additional Order) – 15 April 1713 (PC 1/3172) | view_Document |
| Catalogued as | Jamaica: Papers relating to the actions of [. . .] Orby v Rigby [. . .] |
| Notes about Document |
Catalogued by The National Archives at Kew |
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| TNA Document | Minute of the Council of Jamaica – 28 July 1713 (PC 1/47/14) | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC v.6 [249] p.102 |