| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. JAM_1743_03 |
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Jamaica |
| Case Name Long |
John Bennett (later his widow Mary), John Gray, and Benjamin Maynard v Thomas (the first name provided in [566] of APC v.3) Bontein |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [567] p.748 (23 March 1743 – 11 Jan. 1749) |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.8 (22 Oct. 1741 – 29 Sept. 1743) p.352–353: PC 2/97/352–353 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.11 (1 Aug. 1746 – 30 April 1748) p.456–457: PC 2/100/456–457 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.12 (1 May 1748 – 29 March 1750) p.125–127, 138: PC 2/101/125–127, 138 |
Colonial Courts |
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Supreme Court – 12 March 1742 Court of Errors – 17 Aug. 1742 |
Participants |
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Bennett, John, appellant, later deceased (husband of Mary) |
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Bennett, Mary, appellant (widow of John) |
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Bontein, Thomas, naval officer, respondent |
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Gray, John, appellant |
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Maynard, Benjamin, appellant |
Vessels |
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Mercury (ship) |
Description |
Forfeiture of a vessel and cargo. |
Disposition |
Judgments set aside with possible additional proceedings below, matters to be tried specially. |
Notes |
Related to other Privy Council appeals: Courts and dates provided by reference to APC, v.3 [566] p.747–748. The relationship among the four cases is explained in Additional Research in JAM_1742_06, where the respondents’ printed case in this and the first two cases in the list is given. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Bennett v Bontein) (extensive discussion) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Respondent’s case |
For the case of the respondents see JAM_1742_06. |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |