| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. STC_1770_00 |
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St. Christopher |
| Case Name Long |
William Wharton, Joseph King, William Feuilleteau, Aretas Akers, Christopher Mardenbrough and Henry Seaton v James St. John and Henry Berkeley | |
| Case Name Long |
John Gardiner v John Fahie | |
| Case Name Long |
John Gardiner v James St. John |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.5 [160] p.277–280 (14 Sept. 1770 – 30 June 1775) |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.7 (May 1769 – Dec. 1770) p.485–486, 627, 605, 626–627: PC 2/114/485–486, 627, 605, 626–627 |
| PC Register Note | (The first two references are those for Wharton v St. John, the second two for Gardiner v Fahie.) |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.9 (Jan. 1772 – Dec. 1772) p.132–136, 171–173, 266, 292, 315: PC 2/116/132–136, 171–173, 266, 292, 315 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.11 (May 1774 – May 1775) p.476: PC 2/118/476 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.12 (June 1775 – May 1776) p.31–32, 56–57: PC 2/119/31–32, 56–57 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.13 (June 1776 – May 1777) p.140, 428–429: PC 2/120/140, 428–429 |
Colonial Courts |
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Assembly and Judges of St. Christopher – 1770 Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas – 15 March 1773 Court of Errors – 13 May 1774 |
Participants |
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Akers, Aretas, esquire, appellant |
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Bennett, Henry, assistant justice |
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Berkeley, Henry, esquire, deputy provost marshall, respondent |
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Bryan, Anthony, deceased |
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Douglas, Alexander, assistant justice |
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Fahie, John, speaker of the Assembly, respondent |
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Feuilleteau, William, esquire, appellant |
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Gardiner, John, appellant |
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Greathead, Craister, esquire, chief justice |
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King, Joseph, esquire, appellant |
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Mardenbrough, Christoper, esquire, appellant |
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Phillips, Francis, assistant justice |
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Seaton, Henry, esquire, appellant |
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St. John, James, sergeant at arms, respondent |
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Wharton, William, esquire, appellant |
Description |
Wrongful imprisonment by order of the Assembly of St. Christopher. |
Disposition |
Appeal of Wharton et al. and Gardiner’s first appeal dismissed but with instructions to the courts of St. Christopher to reinstate their cases. Gardiner’s second appeal admitted. Outcome not stated in the Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series. |
Notes |
Not indexed as an appeal. |
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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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