| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. STC_1764_00 |
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St. Christopher |
| Case Name Long |
John Barker v Anthony Somersall | |
| Case Name Long |
John McPherson v Anthony Somersall |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [581] p.693 (12 Dec. 1764 – 26 July 1765) |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.4 (1 Oct. 1764 – 27 Aug. 1766) p.50–51, 95, 275–276, 306: PC 2/111/50–51, 95, 275–276, 306 |
Colonial Courts |
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Vice Admiralty Court – 2 March 1761 (Barker v Somersall) Vice Admiralty Court – 5 March 1761 (McPherson v Somersall) |
Participants |
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Barker, John, former master of HMS Culloden, appellant |
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McPherson, John, commander of the Brittanica, appellant |
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Navaret, Jan, master of the Young Jan |
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Pieters, Saiker, master of the Elizabeth |
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Somersall (Somarsall), Anthony, commander of the Mary Ann Elizabeth, respondent |
Vessels |
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Britannia (sloop) |
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HMS Culloden |
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Elizabeth (?aka Mary Ann Elizabeth) |
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Mary Ann Elizabeth (?aka Elizabeth) |
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Young Jan |
Description |
Collusion in seizure. |
Disposition |
Appeals dismissed. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellant (John Barker v Anthony Somersall) with appendix |
| Counsel | C. Yorke; R. Smalbroke |
| Library | British Library: (General Reference: Cases of appellants and respondents in prize causes) L.20.e.1 [vol.5] (59) and (60) (Printed date on dorse 1765. No manuscript notes or underlining. Respondent’s name is given as Andrew Somersall on the appendix) |
| Respondent’s case |
Case of the respondent (John Barker v Anthony Somarsall) with appendixes |
| Counsel | Wm. Wynne; Al. Forrester |
| Library | British Library: (General Reference: Cases of appellants and respondents in prize causes) L.20.e.1 [vol.5] (61) and (62) (Printed date on dorse 1765 . Manuscript notes on dorse. Some underlining in the printed case. No manuscript notes but some underlining in the appendix) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Committee reports – 16 July 1765 (PC 1/52/56) | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC v.6 [667] p.403 |