| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. JAM_1727_01 |
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Jamaica |
| Case Name Long |
John Doe v Thomas Barrett | |
| Case Name Long |
Thomas Barrett, in behalf of Peter Miller v Barrow Harris |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [120] p.156–157 (13 May 1727 – 5 July 1727) |
| PC Register Citation | George I v.5 (Sept. 1724 – May 1727) p.359: PC 2/89/359 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.1 (14 June 1727 – 22 May 1729) p.37: PC 2/90/37 |
Colonial Courts |
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Supreme Court of Judicature – Nov. 1724 (Doe v Barrett) Governor and Council as a Court of Appeals – 29 Jan. 1725 (Barrett v Harris) Governor and Council as a Court of Errors – 5 Oct. 1726 (Doe v Barrett) |
Participants |
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Barrett, Thomas, esquire, respondent/appellant, later deceased |
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Doe, John, of the parish of St. John’s, Jamaica, appellant (lessee in ejectment of Barrow Harris) |
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Harris, Barrow (1), esquire, respondent, later deceased (lessor in ejectment of John Doe, husband of Mary, father of Barrow [2]) |
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Harris, Barrow (2) (eldest son and heir of Barrow [1]) |
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Harris, Edward, deceased (cousin of Peter Miller) |
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Harris, Mary (widow and executrix of Barrow [1]) |
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Miller, Peter, minor, appellant (cousin and heir at law of Edward Harris) |
Description |
Ejectment. |
Disposition |
Not stated in the Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series. |
Notes |
Smith (p.482) describes this case as a deliberate defiance by Jamaica of an established conciliar precedent. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Doe ex dem. Harris v Barrett) (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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