Colonial Cases
Ceylon
The following was selected and transcribed by Peter Bullock.Last updated November 2016.
Ana Lana Muttu v. Kana Nana Chu Na, 1881 [mortgage] Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Chartered Bank of India, London and China v. Dickson and Tatham, 1871 [promissory note] Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Clark v. Elphinstone, 1880 [land law] Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Deonis v. Missa Nona, 1911 [civil procedure]
Kleinwort, Cohen and Company v. The Casa Marittima of Genoa, 1877 [shipping] Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Newspaper commentary and minor cases Ceylon
Sastry Velaider v. Sembacutty Waigalie, 1881 [marriage] Judicial Committee of the Privy Council