| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. JAM_1769_01 |
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Jamaica |
| Case Name Long |
Hutchison Mure and James Kerr v John and Rosa Palmer | |
| Case Name Long |
Hutchison Mure and James Kerr v Norwood Witter, et al. | |
| Case Name Long |
John and Rosa Palmer v Hutchison Mure, et al. |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.5 [100] p.179–180 (11 Jan. 1769 – 13 Sept. 1774) |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.6 (Jan. 1768 – April 1769) p.355, 423, 513–517, 541–542: PC 2/113/355, 423, 513–517, 541–542 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.7 (May 1769 – Dec. 1770) p.232, 447, 693–694: PC 2/114/232, 447, 693–694 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.8 (Jan. 1771 – Dec. 1771) p.353–356, 364–365: PC 2/115/353–356, 364–365 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.11 (May 1774 – May 1775) p.211: PC 2/118/211 |
Colonial Courts |
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Chancery – 11 Feb. 1768 Chancery – 24 July 1769 |
Participants |
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Arcedeckne, Andrew, later deceased (executor of Patrick Taylor) |
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Ash, George (husband of Rosa [now Rosa Palmer]) |
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Ash, Luke |
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Ash, Rosa – see Palmer, Rosa |
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Boyd, John |
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Callender, Alexander |
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Campbell, Capt. ___, captain of the Mary |
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Campbell, Alexander, merchant, of London |
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Clark, Sir Simon, baronet (executor of Patrick Taylor) |
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Crockatt, Daniel |
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Crockatt, James, later deceased |
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Curtin, Mary |
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Curtin, Richard |
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Davis, Mark |
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Dehany, David, deceased |
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Dehany, Philip (executor of David) |
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Dias Fernandes, Benjamin (executor of Patrick Taylor) |
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Dyer, James |
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Elletson, Roger Hope, lieutenant governor and chancellor |
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Forbes, Capt. ___, captain of the Good Cecilia |
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Grant, Alexander |
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Grant, Sir Alexander (?same) |
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Gregory, Matthew (executor of Patrick Taylor) |
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Harper, Joan – see Jackson, Joan |
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Harper, Thomas, deceased |
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Hibbert, Thomas (executor of Alexander Innes) |
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Innes, Alexander, deceased |
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Jackson, Joan (wife of William, administratrix of Thomas Harper) |
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Jackson, William (husband of Joan) |
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Kerr, James, appellant (administrator of Alexander Campbell) |
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Laing, Malcolm |
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Manby, Aaron (1), deceased |
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Manby, Aaron (2) (administrator of Aaron [1]) |
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Matheson, Gilbert |
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McFarlane, Alexander, deceased |
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Mure, Hutchison, merchant, of London, appellant/respondent |
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Palmer, John, respondent/appellant (husband of Rosa) |
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Palmer (formerly Witter; Ash), Rosa, respondent/appellant (wife of John, ?widow of Norwood Witter and of George Ash) |
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Pereira Mendes, Samuel |
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Peterkin, Alexander |
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Peterkin, James |
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Price, Hon. Charles, later deceased (executor of Alexander Innes) |
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Prioleau, Philip |
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Simcocks, Thomas |
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Sinclair, Archibald (executor of Alexander Innes) |
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Smith, Capt. ___, captain of the Lucca |
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Stirling, Archibald |
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Stirling, James |
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Stirling, Robert |
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Stirling, William |
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Taylor, Patrick, deceased |
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Tickell, Mary |
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Tickell, Thomas |
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Watson, George |
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Watson, James (executor of Alexander McFarlane) |
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Witter, John |
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Witter, Norwood, respondent, later deceased (husband of Rosa [now Rosa Palmer]) |
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Witter, Rosa – see Palmer, Rosa |
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Witter, William |
Vessels |
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Good Cecilia |
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Lucca |
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Mary |
Description |
Action of account; concerning an estate called the Bogue. |
Disposition |
First decree reversed; second decree reversed in part, with other directions given for taking accounts. Disposition of Palmer appeal is not stated in the Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellant (Hutchinson Mure and James Kerr v John and Rosa Palmer) |
| Counsel | J. Dunning; Al. Wedderburn |
| Library | Columbia University. Diamond Law Library: (William Samuel Johnson Collection) Treasure – Johnson 1770m and Microfilm – AA70 (Undated; no manuscript notes) |
| Respondent’s case |
Case of the respondent (Hutchinson Mure and James Kerr v John and Rosa Palmer) |
| Counsel | Fl. Norton; Al. Forrester |
| Library | Columbia University. Diamond Law Library: (William Samuel Johnson Collection) Treasure – Johnson 1770m and Microfilm – AA70 (Printed date on dorse 1769. No manuscript notes) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Committee report (Mure and Kerr v Palmer) – 15 March 1769 (PC 1/54/64) | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC v.6 [812] p.470 |
| TNA Document | Committee report (Mure and Kerr v Palmer) – 20 July 1771 (PC 1/55/67) | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC v.6 [868] p.504–505 |