Appeals to the Privy Council from the
Caribbean and Canadian Colonies
Report No. BAR_1740_00

Millington v Worsley

Barbados 

 

Case Name Long

John Millington (later adding Richard Smith) v Sir Robert Worsley and John, Lord Carteret

 
 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation  

v.3 [497] p.677–678 (26 June 1740 – 16 July 1741)

 
  PC Register Citation

George II v.7 (1 April 1740 – 7 Aug. 1741) p.130–131, 175, 449, 512, 513–515, 535–536: PC 2/96/130–131, 175, 449, 512, 513–515, 535–536

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Colonial Courts

 
 

Court of Common Pleas – 26 Feb. 1739

 
 

Court of Errors – 4 Sept. 1739

 

Participants

Cantwell (formerly Holmes), Rebecca (wife of Thomas, widow and administratrix of James)

 

Cantwell, Thomas (husband of Rebecca, administrator of James Holmes)

 

Carew, Oaker

 

Carteret, John, lord, [of Hownes, later earl of Granville], respondent (executor of Governor Worsley)

 

Forbes, William

 

Holmes, James, deceased (husband of Rebecca [now Rebecca Cantwell])

 

Holmes, Rebecca – see Cantwell, Rebecca

 

Millington, John, esquire, appellant, later deceased

 

Smith, Richard, appellant (executor of John Millington)

 

Worsley, Governor [Henry], deceased

 

Worsley, Sir Robert, respondent (executor of Governor Worsley)

 

Description

Penalty of an administration bond.

Disposition

Appeal dismissed without prejudice to equity proceedings in the Chancery Court.


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Appellant’s case

Case of the appellant (John Millington v Sir Robert Worsley and John Lord Carteret)

Counsel

D. Ryder; J. Blenman

 
Library

British Library: (General Reference: Appeal Cases) L.3.a.1 [vol.9] (106) (Printed date on dorse 1740. No manuscript notes or underlining.)

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Respondent’s case

Case of the respondent (Richard Smith v John Lord Carteret and Sir Robert Worsley)

Counsel

J. Strange; W. Murray

 
Library

British Library: (General Reference: Appeal Cases) L.3.a.1 [vol.9] (107) (Printed date on dorse 1741. No manuscript notes or underlining.)

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

 

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