Appeals to the Privy Council

Report No. 05_1767_00

Jeffries v Donnell

Massachusetts 

Case Name Short

Jeffries v Donnell

Case Name Long

David Jeffries v Nathaniel Donnell

 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation 

v.5 [51] p.119 – 18 November 1767 – entry 1

 
PC Register Citation 

George III v.5 (August 1766 – January 1768) p.520: PC 2/112/520

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APC Citation 

v.5 [51] p.119 – 26 February 1768 – entry 2

 
PC Register Citation 

George III v.6 (January 1768 – April 1769) p.76, 88, 98–99: PC 2/113/76, 88, 98–99

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APC Citation 

v.5 [51] p.119 – 14 June 1771 – entry 3

 
PC Register Citation 

George III v.6 (January 1768 – April 1769) p.163, 168, 484: PC 2/113/163, 168, 484

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PC Register Citation 

George III v.8 (January – December 1771) p.264–265, 274: PC 2/115/264–265, 274

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Colonial Courts

Inferior Court – 25 September 1764

Superior Court – 25 June 1765

Superior Court – 24 June 1766

Participants

Donnell, Nathaniel

Hayley, George, esquire, of Aliff Street in Goodman’s Fields

Jeffries, David of Boston

Wilsonn, Richard, laceman, of Lombard Street

Description

Land (action of ejectment); “near” 2000 acres between Merrymeeting Bay and Winnegance.

Disposition

Reversed; parties are free to proceed to a new trial in the Superior Court.

Notes

On the action of ejectment involved here, see Additional Research.

As Smith (p.164) notes, this appeal was a part of the Kennebec Proprietors litigation with local settlers.

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

Table of Cases (Jeffries v Donnell)


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Appellant’s
case

Case of the appellant (Jeffries)

Counsel

[Signed] Wm. DeGrey; Al. Forrester

 
Note

Appendix to the case of the appellant

 
Library

Columbia University. Diamond Law Library: Treasure – Johnson 1770m and 2nd Fl Microfilm Cabinet – AA70 (Includes manuscript notes and appendix)

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Respondent’s
case

Case of the respondent (Donnell)

Note

Not found

 

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

TNA Document Order of reference – 18 Nov. 1767 – PC 1/53/60 view_Document
Notes about
Document
Referenced in APC, v.6 [761] p.453–454

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TNA Document Committee report – 23 Feb. 1768 – PC 1/54/63 view_Document
Notes about
Document
Referenced in APC, v.6 [783] p.461

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TNA Document Committee report – 12 June 1771 – PC 1/60/9 view_Document
Catalogued as

Catalogued by TNA with draft order as follows: Committee report on appeal Jeffries v Donnell and draft order approving

 
TNA Document Draft order – 14 June 1771 – PC 1/60/9 view_Document
Catalogued as

Catalogued by TNA with committee report as follows: Committee report on appeal Jeffries v Donnell and draft order approving