Appeals to the Privy Council from the
Caribbean and Canadian Colonies
Report No. ANT_1765_03

Payne v Abdy

Antigua 

 

Case Name Long

John Payne v William Abdy

 
 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation  

v.4 [618] p.729 (1 Aug. 1765 – 26 June 1767)

 
  PC Register Citation

George III v.4 (1 Oct. 1764 – 27 Aug. 1766) p.320, 323, 343: PC 2/111/320, 323, 343

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  PC Register Citation

George III v.5 (Aug. 1766 – Jan. 1768) p.326–328, 358: PC 2/112/326–328, 358

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Colonial Courts

 
 

Vice Admiralty Court – 22 Feb. 1765

 

Participants

Abdy, William, commander of HMS Beaver, respondent

 

Horne, Edward

 

Lovell, Michael, gentleman, of Goulds Square, London

 

Oliver, Richard, merchant

 

Payne, John, vintner, appellant

 

Richardson, Joseph, master of the Freemason

 
 

Vessels

 
 

HMS Beaver

 
 

Freemason (small schooner)

 

Description

Condemnation.

Disposition

That part of the sentence condemning the ship is reversed.

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

Table of Cases (Payne v Abdy)


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Appellant’s case

Case of the appellant (John Payne v William Abdy)

Counsel

C. Yorke; Al. Wedderburn

 
Library

British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36220 f.145r–147v (Printed date on dorse 1767 with manuscript notes. Additional manuscript notes and underlining.)

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Library

Columbia University. Diamond Law Library: (William Samuel Johnson Collection) Treasure – Johnson 1770m and Microfilm – AA70 (Printed date on dorse 1767 with manuscript note: “Sentence reversed.” No other manuscript notes.)

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

 
TNA Document Committee report – 10 June 1767 (PC 1/53/60) view_Document
Notes about
Document
Referenced in APC v.6 [761] p.453–454.

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