Appeals to the Privy Council
Report No. 13_1755_01

Lidderdale v Chiswell

Virginia 

 

Case Name Short

Lidderdale v Chiswell

 
Case Name Long

John Lidderdale and John Harmer v John Chiswell

 
 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation 

v.4 [263] p.286 – 25 February 1755 – entry 1

 
PC Register Citation 

George II v.15 (1 January 1754 – 31 December 1755) p.349–350: PC 2/104/349–350

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APC Citation 

v.4 [263] p.286 – 24 June 1755 – entry 2

 
PC Register Citation 

George II v.15 (1 January 1754 – 31 December 1755) p.439, 455–456: PC 2/104/439, 455–456

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APC Citation 

v.4 [263] p.286 – 1 April 1758 – entry 3

 
PC Register Citation 

George II v.16 (1 January 1756 – 31 December 1757) p.131, 168: PC 2/105/131, 168

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PC Register Citation 

George II v.17 (1 January 1758 – 21 May 1759) p.43–46, 92–93: PC 2/106/43–46, 92–93

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Colonial Courts

General Court – 10 April 1754

Participants

Chamberlayne, Thomas (deceased partner of John Lidderdale and John Harmer)

Chiswell, John, merchant and planter

Hamersley, Hugh of Lincoln’s Inn

Harmer, John, merchant, of Bristol (partner of Thomas Chamberlayne)

Lidderdale, John, merchant, of Bristol (partner of Thomas Chamberlayne)

Description

Not stated in Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

Disposition

Reversed; plaintiffs are allowed to proceed to a new trial

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

Table of Cases (Lidderdale v Chiswell)


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Appellant’s case

Case of the appellant (Lidderdale)

Counsel

[Signed] C. Yorke

 
Library

British Library: (Hardwicke Papes) Additional Manuscripts 36217 f.199–200 (Includes manuscript notes on appellant’s case and a separate page of manuscript notes, f.205)

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Library

Law Library of Congress: Sir George Lee collection

Respondent’s case

Case of the respondent (Chiswell)

Counsel

[Signed] C. Pratt

 
Library

British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36217 f.201–204 (Includes manuscript notes on respondent’s case and a separate page of manuscript notes, f.205)

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

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