| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 11_1746_01 |
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Rhode Island |
| Case Name Short |
Rous v Hassard Hassard v Rous |
| Case Name Long |
John Rous v Benjamin Hassard, Robert Carr, John Easton and Jonathan Hassard Benjamin Hassard, Robert Carr, John Easton and Jonathan Hassard v John Rous |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [20] p.14 – 27 February 1745/6 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.10 (1 March 1745 – 31 July 1746) p.369: PC 2/99/369 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [20] p.14 – 11 April 1750 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.12 (1 May 1748 – 29 March 1750) p.511, 542, 543–544, 547: PC 2/101/511, 542, 543–544, 547 |
Colonial Courts |
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Inferior Court – 31 May 1743 Superior Court – 6 September 1743 Court of Equity – Providence – 11 October 1743 |
Participants |
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Carr, Robert Easton, John Hassard, Benjamin Hassard, Jonathan Rous, John, commander of the bilander privateer, the Young Eagle, of Boston |
Vessels |
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Young Eagle (bilander) Kingston aka the South Kingstown (sloop) |
Description |
Seizure of the Kingston by the privateer Young Eagle. Smith (p.520) explains the argument as to whether this was in fact a prize cause. |
Disposition |
Judgments of the colonial courts are all reversed. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Rous v Hazzard) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case | Case of the appellant/respondent (Hassard) |
| Counsel | [Signed] Wm. Noel; A. Hume-Campbell |
| Library | New York Public Library. Schwarzman Building: Rare Book Collection *KC+++ p.v.20–21 (Great Britain. High Court of Appeal for Prizes) (This case is in v.21.) |
| Respondent’s case | Case of the appellant/respondent (Rous) |
| Counsel | [Signed] D. Ryder; W. Murray |
| Library | Law Library of Congress: Sir George Lee collection (Includes manuscript notes) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |