Appeals to the Privy Council
Report No. QUE_1768_00

Levy v Burton

Québec 

 

Case Name Long

Eleazer Levy v Ralph Burton (revived by Robert Burton), Daniel Disney, Daniel Robertson, and William Jones

 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation  

v.5 [69] p.142–143 (11 May 1768 – 19 Oct. 1774)

 
PC Register Citation  

George III v.6 (Jan. 1768 – April 1769) p.177–178: PC 2/113/177–178

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PC Register Citation  

George III v.7 (May 1769 – Dec. 1770) p.183: PC 2/114/183

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PC Register Citation  

George III v.8 (Jan. 1771 – Dec. 1771) p.349–353, 364: PC 2/115/349–353, 364

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PC Register Citation  

George III v.11 (May 1774 – May 1775) p.228: PC 2/118/228

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Colonial Courts

Military Council – 20 Oct. 1763

Supreme Court – 24 Aug. 1766

Lieutenant Governor and Council – 18 May 1767

Participants

Burton, Ralph, lieutenant governor, respondent, later deceased

Burton, Robert, respondent (executor of Ralph)

Disney, Daniel, town major of Montreal, respondent

Drummond, Colin

Gregory, Chief Justice [William], judge in colonial court

Hey, Chief Justice [William]

Jones, William, provost marshal, respondent

Kneller, Henry

Levy, Eleazer, merchant, appellant (agent for the estate of Thomas Wilson)

Robertson, Daniel, army lieutenant, respondent

Wilson, Thomas

Description

Concerning an action for forcible entry and the carrying away of goods.

Disposition

Judgment of 1767 reversed and that of 1766 affirmed.

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

Table of Cases (Levy v Burton; Levy v Robertson)


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Appellant’s
case

Case of the appellant (Eleazar Levy v Daniel Robertson, Robert Burton, Daniel Disney, and William Jones)

Counsel

J. Dunning; Fowler Walker

 
Library

British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 15491 f.16r–19v (Printed date on dorse 1771. No manuscript notes or underlining)

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Library

The John Carter Brown Library at Brown University: 3-SIZE D771.R649a (Printed date on dorse 1771. Manuscript notes limited to the word ‘Levy’ on dorse. No underlining)

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Respondent’s
case

Case of the respondent (Eleazar Levy v Robert Burton, Daniel Disney, Daniel Robertson, and William Jones)

Counsel

Al. Wedderburn; Ja. Wallace

 
Library

British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 15491 f.20r–22v (Printed date on dorse filled in by hand to read “Saturday the 20th day of July 1771.” No other manuscript notes or underlining)

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Library

The John Carter Brown Library at Brown University: 3-SIZE D771.R649b (Printed date on dorse 1771. No manuscript notes or underlining)

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

TNA Document Committee report (Levy v Burton) – 20 July 1771 (PC 1/55/67) view_Document
Notes about
Document
Referenced in APC v.6 [868] p.504–505

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