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| Appeals to the Privy Council from the Caribbean and Canadian Colonies |
| Report No. BAR_1760_00 |
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Barbados |
| Case Name Long |
George Augustus Selwyn v John Murray |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [429] p.462 (11 July 1760 – 16 Feb. 1761) |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.18 (2 May 1759 – 10 July 1760) p.450–451: PC 2/107/450–451 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.1 (25 Oct. 1760 – 31 Dec. 1761) p.78–79, 196–197, 203–204: PC 2/108/78–79, 196–197, 203–204 |
Colonial Courts |
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Court of Common Pleas – 30 March 1759 |
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Court of Errors – 11 July 1759 |
Participants |
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Murray, John, respondent |
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Selwyn, George Augustus, of Matson, Gloucestershire, appellant |
Description |
Fees and profits of office. |
Disposition |
Both judgments reversed. |
Notes |
The appellant’s printed case is summarized in Caribbeana: miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies, ed. Vere Langford Oliver (London: Mitchell, Hughes, and Clarke, 1909–1919), 6:158 (view). |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case | Case of the appellant (George Augustus Selwyn v John Murray) |
| Counsel | C. Yorke; Al. Wedderburn |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.90r–91v (Printed date on dorse 13 January 1961, corrected by hand to 5 Feb. 1761; manuscript notes only on dorse.) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
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