Appeals to the Privy Council from the
Caribbean and Canadian Colonies
Report No. BAH_1770_00

Alexander v Sterling

Bahamas 

 

Case Name Long

Robert Alexander v Robert Sterling and Ralph Dundass

 
 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation  

v.5 [162] p.281 (1 Nov. 1770 – 31 Dec. 1773)

 
  PC Register Citation

George III v.7 (May 1769 – Dec. 1770) p.543, 550–551, 556, 658, 675–676: PC 2/114/543, 550–551, 556, 658, 675–676

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  PC Register Citation

George III v.9 (Jan. 1772 – Dec. 1772) p.25, 467: PC 2/116/25, 467

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  PC Register Citation

George III v.10 (Jan. 1773 – April 1774) p.87–88, 382–383, 392: PC 2/117/87–88, 382–383, 392

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Colonial Courts

 
 

Vice Admiralty Court at New Providence – 5 Feb. 1770

 

Participants

Alexander, Robert, master of the Edinburgh, appellant

 

Dundass, Ralph, commander of HMS St. Lawrence, respondent

 

Goostrey, Thomas, of St. James parish, Westminster

 

Sterling, Robert, advocate general, respondent

 

White, Robert

 
 

Vessels

 
 

Edinburgh (brigantine)

 
 

HMS St. Lawrence (schooner)

 

Description

Condemnation.

Disposition

Decree reversed.

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

Table of Cases (Alexander v Stirling)


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Not found

 

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

 
TNA Document Admission of appeal of R. Alexander – 7 Nov. 1770 (PC 1/54/66) view_Document
Notes about
Document
Referenced in APC v.6 [840] p.484.

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