Appeals to the Privy Council from the
Caribbean and Canadian Colonies
Report No. JAM_1767_01

Hall v Laing

Jamaica 

 

Case Name Long

Jasper Hall v Malcolm Laing

 
 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation  

v.5 [26] p.52–55 (27 March 1767 – 15 July 1768)

 
  PC Register Citation

George III v.5 (Aug. 1766 – Jan. 1768) p.192–193, 521: PC 2/112/192–193, 521

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  PC Register Citation

George III v.6 (Jan. 1768 – April 1769) p.233–238, 248: PC 2/113/233–238, 248

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Colonial Courts

 
 

Unnamed – July 1763

 
 

Court of Appeals – 18 Aug. 1766

 

Participants

Cowie, Robert, master of the Africa

 

Hall, Jasper, merchant, of Kingston, appellant

 

Laing, Malcolm, receiver general, respondent

 
 

Vessels

 
 

Africa (ship)

 

Description

Concerning a debt regarding the sale of Negro slaves.

Disposition

Judgment of 1766 reversed, and that of 1763 affirmed.

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

Table of Cases (Hall v Laing) (very extensive discussion)


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Appellant’s case

Case of the appellant (Jasper Hall v Malcolm Laing)

Counsel

Fl. Norton; Al. Forrester

 
Library

British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36220 f.163r–166v (Printed/manuscript date on dorse July 7 1767 with manuscript note. Detailed additional manuscript notes; minor underlining. Followed by one page of manuscript “Memoranda.”)

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Respondent’s case

Case of the respondent (Jasper Hall v Malcolm Laing)

Counsel

C. Yorke; J. Dunning

 
Library

British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36220 f.168r–171v (Hall v Laing. Printed date on dorse 176_. Manuscript notes in two hands; underlining.)

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

 
TNA Document Order of reference – 27 March 1767 (PC 1/53/59) view_Document
Notes about
Document
Referenced in APC v.6 [745] p.444.

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TNA Document Committee report – 7 July 1768 (PC 1/54/63) view_Document
Notes about
Document
Referenced in APC v.6 [793] p.464.

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