Subject Index

This index coversthe first three years of the cases decided under James Dowling as Acting Chief Justice and Chief Justice.  He took over from Forbes CJ on the latter's departure from Sydney in April 1836.   This index includes cases decided between 1836 and 1838.

Aboriginal defendant R. v. Wombarty, 1837; R. v. Long Jack, 1838; R. v. Pretty Boy and others, 1838; R. v. Frank, 1838

Aboriginal evidence R. v. Wombarty, 1837; R. v. Long Jack, 1838

Aboriginal interpreters R. v. Wombarty, 1837

Aboriginal land rights R. v. Wombarty, 1837

Aboriginal trackers R. v. Walker and Gore, 1836

Aborigines, attack on R. v. Hall, 1837

Aborigines, evidence by R. v. Kilmeister and others (No. 2), 1838

Aborigines, help police R. v. Flannigan, 1838

Aborigines, killing of R. v. Whitehead, 1837; R. v. Cook, 1838; R. v. Frank, 1838; R. v. Kilmeister (No. 1), 1838; R. v. Kilmeister and others (No. 2), 1838; R. v. Long Jack, 1838; R. v. Saunders, 1838

Aborigines, legal status R. v. Kilmeister and others (No. 2), 1838

abortion R. v. Kirkwood, 1837

admiralty The Nimrod; Wilson v. the Nimrod, 1838

admiralty, salvage Manning v. Grose, 1838

affidavits Ashcroft & Co. v. Bryant & Co., 1838

Agency Simmons v. Westmacott, 1838

aliens, jurisdiction over R. v. Doyle, 1837

animal, damage to Kennett v. Cape, 1838

animals, maltreatment R. v. Field, 1838

animals, trespassing R. v. Field, 1838

appeals Lyons v. Morgan, 1837

approver, evidence of R. v. Clarke, Goodyear and others, 1837

arbitration, judge as arbitrator Mowle v. Buckle, 1837

arbitration, when award binding Mitchell v. Tooth, 1837

arson R. v. Bennett, 1837

assault Blackburn v. Galliott, 1837; Betts v. Hughes, 1838; Joseph v. Polack, 1838; R. v. Anzelark, Riley, Pearce and Pearce, 1838; R. v. Hammond, 1838; R. v. Magee, 1838; Thorn v. Hunt and others, 1838

assault, consent R. v. Davis, 1838

assault, self-defence Burke v. Parker, 1837

assumpsit Piper v. Beattie, 1837

attempted murder R. v. Davis, 1837; R. v. Doyle, 1837; R. v. Hall, 1837; R. v. Wise, 1837; R. v. Brown, 1838; R. v. Cordell, 1838; R. v. Gawenlock, 1838

attempted murder, meaning of attempt R. v. Dogherty, 1838

Attorney General and separation of powers R. v. Macalister, 1838

Attorney General, attempted impeachment of Re Plunkett, 1837

Attorney General, libel of R. v. Macalister, 1838

Attorney General, role in discipline of legal profession Ex parte Attorney General, in re Lewthwaite, 1837

attorney, sharp practice Murphy v. Prout, 1837

auction Lyons v. Morgan, 1837; Smart v. Dick, 1837

auction, false bidders Fennell v. Graham, 1837

auction, fraudulent R. v. Hughes and others, 1837

auction, puffers Fennell v. Graham, 1837

auctioneer, liability for fraud Smart v. Solomons, 1838

Australian Agricultural Company R. v. Dumaresq, 1837; Whitfield v. Caswell, 1837; R. v. Wood, 1838

autrefois acquitR. v. James, 1836; R. v. Jones, 1838; R. v. Kilmeister and others (No. 2), 1838

bailment Kennett v. Cape, 1838

bar, division of Re Nichols, 1837

Bathurst R. v. James, 1836; R. v. Bennett, 1837; R. v. Davis, 1837; Re Nichols, 1837; R. v. Hammond, 1838

Berrima R. v. McCaffrey, Jones and Moore, 1837; R. v. Merchant, 1838; Simmons v. Westmacott, 1838

bigamy R. v. Kelly, 1837

birth, concealment of R. v. Guthrie, 1838

Bong Bong R v Dugurd, 1836

bottomry The Nimrod; Wilson v. the Nimrod, 1838

Bowen's Hollow R. v. Mills and others, 1838

boxing match R v Gaudry, 1836

breach of promise of marriage Laurie v. Beilby, 1837

bribery R. v. Gillies, 1837

Brisbane Water Bean v. Faunce, 1837; Donnison v. Faunce, 1837; Moore v. Faunce, 1837; R. v. Donnison, 1837; R. v. Wombarty, 1837; Anderson v. Hughes, 1838

Brisbane Water cases R. v. Macalister, 1838; Donnison v. Fisher, 1838; Faunce v. Cavenagh, 1838; Moore v. Faunce, 1838

burglary R. v. Smith, 1837

Burragang R. v. Cordell, 1838; R. v. Field, 1838

Burton J., attitude of Sydney Herald towards R. v. Catterall, 1838

Burton J., attitude to Aborigines R. v. Long Jack, 1838

Burton J., attitude to cattle stealing R. v. Ambling, 1838

Burton J., attitude to imprisonment for debt In re Duggan, 1838

Burton J., influence on verdict R. v. Ambling, 1838

Burton J., libel on In re Williams, 1838

Bushranging Act R. v. Walker, 1836; Ex parte Ingless, in re Wilson, 1837

bushrangers R. v. Greg, 1836; R. v. Walker, 1836; R. v. Walker and Gore, 1836; Frewin v. Kinghorne and another, 1837; R. v. Clarke, Goodyear and others, 1837; R. v. Blackhall, Martin and Watkins, 1838; R. v. Gawenlock, 1838; R. v. Smith, 1838

Campbelltown Fennell v. Graham, 1837; R. v. Moore, 1837; R. v. Phoenix, 1837

capital punishment, dissection R. v. Walker and Gore, 1836; R. v. Cagney, 1837

capital punishment, error in sentencing R. v. Walker and Gore, 1836

capital punishment, first native born executed R. v. Smith, 1836

capital punishment, new procedure R. v. Cagney, 1837

carriage of goods Hillier v. Jones, Spark and Church, 1837

Cassilis R. v. Walker and Gore, 1836

Castle Forbes Bingle v Stephen, 1836

Castlereagh R. v. Macintosh, 1838

caveat emptor Fennell v. Graham, 1837; Smart v. Dick, 1837

cedar cutting Alldruss v. Dalton, 1837

champerty and maintenance O'Reilly v. Hall, 1838

child, evidence by R. v. Collard, 1837

children, criminal defendants R. v. Wise, 1837

civil procedure Lyons v. Morgan, 1837; R. v. Onions, 1837; Sparke v. Campbell, 1837; Weston v. Fattorini, 1837

civil procedure, service of process R. v. Macalister, 1838

common carrier Hillier v. Jones, Spark and Church, 1837

confession R. v. Kays and Freeman, 1838

confession, admissibility of R. v. Wood, 1838

conflict of laws Walker and Co. v. Appleton and Co., 1838

conspiracy R. v. Hodghen and Paten, 1838

conspiracy to defraud creditors R. v. Beilby; In the estate of Beilby, 1838

conspiracy, mens rea R. v. Hughes and others, 1837

contempt of court, attachment In re Williams, 1838; R. v. Douglass, 1838

contempt of court, by legal practitioner In re Williams, 1838

contempt of court, delay by witness R. v. Maloney and Reid, 1838

contempt of court, drunk witness R. v. James, 1836; R. v. Crowley, 1838

contempt of court, fine R. v. Catterall, 1838

contempt of court, interference with jury R. v. Douglass, 1838

contempt of court, newspaper commentary In re Williams, 1838

contempt of court, newspapers R. v. Stephens and Stokes, 1836

contempt of court, press commentary R. v. Kilmeister and others (No. 2), 1838

contempt of court, procedure by indictment or attachment R. v. Douglass, 1838

contempt, attachment for Ex parte Attorney General, in re Stephens, 1837

contempt, publicity of trial R. v. Kerr, 1837

contract, applicable law Walker and Co. v. Appleton and Co., 1838

contract, breach of Lyons and another v. Bryant and another, 1837; Woolley v. Bryant, 1837

contracts, privity Levien v. Lord, 1838

contracts, proof of Levien v. Lord, 1838

conveyancing Castles v. Bucknell, 1837; Doe dem. Green v. Solomon, 1838; Neale v. Solomon, 1838

convict attaint, legal practice Re Stephen, 1837

convict attaint, right to property R. v. Gallagher, 1837

convict discipline Bingle v. Stephen, 1836; Lamb v. Brenan and Holden, 1837; R. v. Bennett, 1837; R. v. Brown, 1838; R. v. Maloney and Reid, 1838

convict discipline, legal limits on R. v. Davis, 1838

convict escape R. v. Walker and Gore, 1836; R. v. Blackhall, Martin and Watkins, 1838; R. v. Hitchcock and others, 1838

convict escape, assisting, penalty R. v. Dunn and Young, 1837

convict escape, assisting, sentencing discretion R v Dugurd, 1836

convict evidence R. v. Nicholls, 1837; R. v. Blackhall, Martin and Watkins, 1838; R. v. Palmer, 1838

convict lawyers In re Roberts and Williams, 1838

convict punishment, illegal Faunce v. Cavenagh, 1838

convict rights Wild v. Driver, 1837

convict service R. v. Bennett, 1837; R. v. Tufts, 1838

convict service, assignment to spouse R. v. Macintosh, 1838

convict service, on remote stations R. v. Reynolds, 1838

convict service, withdrawal of Lamb v. Brenan and Holden, 1837

convict, prefers death to iron gang R. v. Maloney and Reid, 1838

convicts, iron gang R. v. Kays and Freeman, 1838; R. v. Mills and others, 1838; R. v. Mothershead, 1838

convicts, iron gang, conditions of R. v. Blackhall, Martin and Watkins, 1838; R. v. Muskelly and Cumming, 1838

costs, Crown obligation to pay Girard v. Windeyer and Searle, 1838

costs, legal Smart v. Dick, 1837

costs, legal, imprisonment for debt Briggs v. Humphrey, 1838

costs, legal, in criminal cases In re Rowe, 1838

cosureties, liability of Hughes v. Quinn, 1837

Counties R. v. Walker and Gore, 1836

court hours R. v. Bingle and Were, 1837

Court of Claims Piper v. Beattie, 1837; Sparke v. Weller, 1837

Court of Quarter Sessions Re Nichols, 1837

Court of Requests Rodd v. Kentish, 1837; Smart v. Dick, 1837; Ex parte Levey, 1838

Court of Requests, jurisdiction Ex parte M'Gaa, 1838

Court of Requests, remedy against land In re Duggan, 1838

covenant, breach of Jones v. Moore, 1837

crime suppression association Re Plunkett, 1837

criminal conversation Laurie v. Beilby, 1837

criminal libel R. v. Stephens and Stokes, 1836; R. v. Chambers, 1838; R. v. Macalister, 1838; R. v. Smart, 1838

criminal procedure Ex parte Ingless, in re Wilson, 1837; R. v. Catterall, 1837; R. v. Donnison, 1837; R. v. Dumaresq, 1837; Donnison v. Fisher, 1838; R. v. Chambers, 1838; R. v. Macalister, 1838; R. v. Smart, 1838

criminal procedure, discharge of jury in capital caseR. v. James, 1836

criminal prosecutions, right to counsel In re Rowe, 1838

Crown debts R. v. Schofield, 1838

Crown debts, recovery of R. v. Anzelark, Riley, Pearce and Pearce, 1838

Crown land, disposal R. v. Hughes and others, 1837

Crown prerogatives, limits on In the estate of Bradbury, 1837

custody of child Ex parte Cooper, 1838

damages, appeal against Cavenagh v. Wentworth, 1837

damages, appeal against jury's assessment Laurie v. Beilby, 1837; Jones v. Moore, 1837

damages, assessment of Taylor v. Stuart, 1837; Betts v. Hughes, 1838; Joseph v. Polack, 1838; Kennett v. Cape, 1838; Thorn v. Hunt and others, 1838

damages, compensatory Betts v. Hughes, 1838

damages, contemptuous Faunce v. Cavenagh, 1838; Thorn v. Hunt and others, 1838

damages, exemplary Burke v. Parker, 1837

damages, expectation Lyons and another v. Bryant and another, 1837; Woolley v. Bryant, 1837; Girard v. Dalton, 1838

damages, for mental injury Joseph v. Polack, 1838

damages, injury to feelings Betts v. Hughes, 1838

damages, interest on Bland v. Terry, 1838

damages, mitigation Lyons and another v. Bryant and another, 1837

damages, nominal Doe dem. Terry v. Robinson, 1838

damages, once and for all rule Ex parte Levey, 1838

damages, personal injury Blackburn v. Galliott, 1837; Joseph v. Polack, 1838

damages, sale of land Neale v. Solomon, 1838

damages, wrongful distraint Kentish v. Jones, 1838

Darlington R. v. Saunders, 1838

death recorded, meaning of R. v. Brady and Nutter, 1837; R. v. Brady and Nutter, 1838

death, presumption of Canton v. Norton and others, 1837; Piper v. Beattie, 1837

deceit Fennell v. Graham, 1837; Simmons v. Westmacott, 1838

deposit, recovery of Neale v. Solomon, 1838

distress for rent Kentish v. Jones, 1838; Turner v. O'Ferral, 1838

domestic violence R. v. James, 1836; R. v. Crowley, 1838; R. v. Hodghen and Paten, 1838; R. v. Holden, 1838

domestic violence, among Aborigines R. v. Long Jack, 1838

double jeopardy R. v. James, 1836

dower Middleton v. Taylor, 1837; Wild v. Driver, 1837; Bullivant v. Ikin, 1838; Wild v. Driver, 1838

Dowling A.C.J., attitude to attorneys R. v. Nicholls, 1837

drunkenness R. v. Crowley, 1838

drunkenness, defence of R. v. Long Jack, 1838

drunkenness, defence to crime R. v. Phoenix, 1837

drunkenness, offence of Thorn v. Hunt and others, 1838

duelling Maughan v. Brown, 1837

duelling, provocation of R. v. Catterall, 1838

ecclesiastical jurisdiction Gould v. James, 1837

ejectment Doe dem. Howarth and others v. Elder and others, 1837; Sparke v. Weller, 1837; Bullivant v. Ikin, 1838; Doe dem. Cooper v. Levy, 1838; Doe dem. Terry v. Robinson, 1838

election between remedies R. v. Smart, 1838

emancipists R. v. Stephens and Stokes, 1836

Emigration Committee Marshall v. Nelson, 1838

entire contracts rule R. v. Cape, 1838

equitable compensation Neale v. Solomon, 1838

equity procedure Middleton v. Taylor, 1837; Blackman v. Challinor, 1838; Russell v. Jones, 1838; Terry v. Howe; Terry v. Windeyer, 1838

equity, account stated Wilson v. Burdekin, 1838

equity, delays in R. v. Nicholls, 1837

equity, inadequacy of legal remedies Castles v. Bucknell, 1837

evidence, affirmation R. v. Squires and McCourt, 1837

evidence, by affidavit Ashcroft & Co. v. Bryant & Co., 1838

evidence, interpreter R. v. Long Jack, 1838

false imprisonment Bean v. Faunce, 1837; Donnison v. Faunce, 1837; Moore v. Faunce, 1837; Taylor v. Stuart, 1837

fee system of administration In the estate of Bradbury, 1837; Re Manning, 1838

felony attaint Wild v. Driver, 1837; In re Roberts and Williams, 1838; In the estate of Dempsey, 1838; Kettle v. Stubbs, 1838; R. v. Gawenlock, 1838; R. v. Palmer, 1838; R. v. Ross, 1838;  Wild v. Driver, 1838

fieri facias, against land In re Duggan, 1838

Forbes C.J., servants of R. v. Mandle, Tilley and Clawson, 1836

fraud Fennell v. Graham, 1837; R. v. Kelly, 1837; R. v. Hodghen and Paten, 1838

gambling, illegal R. v. Schofield, 1838

gambling, in public house R. v. Creek, 1838

gentleman, criminal prosecution of R. v. Field, 1838

gentleman, meaning of Maughan v. Brown, 1837

gentlemanly conduct Betts v. Hughes, 1838; Faunce v. Cavenagh, 1838; R. v. Catterall, 1838

goods sold and delivered Oliver v. Terry, 1837; Hughes and another v. Davis, 1838

Governor Darling, conflict with W.C. Wentworth Cavenagh v. Wentworth, 1837

Governor's Aide de Camp R. v. Catterall, 1837

Grand Jury Ex parte Ingless, in re Wilson, 1837; R. v. Donnison, 1837

guarantee Turner v. O'Ferral, 1838

guarantees, liability on Hughes v. Quinn, 1837

habeas corpus R. v. Nicholls, 1837

Hassan's Walls R. v. Mothershead, 1838; R. v. Maloney and Reid, 1838

highway robbery R. v. Clarke, Goodyear and others, 1837; R. v. Greg, 1836; R. v. Stokes, Bright and Sloper, 1838

highway robbery, elements of R. v. Fuller and others, 1838

Hyde Park convict barracks Whitfield v. Caswell, 1837

imprisonment for debt R. v. Onions, 1837; Turner v. O'Ferral, 1838

imprisonment for debt, attitude of Burton J. In re Duggan, 1838

imprisonment for debt, costs Briggs v. Humphrey, 1838

imprisonment for debt, detainer Ex parte Dillon, 1838

imprisonment for debt, mesne process Tooth v. Hirst; Hyland v. Hirst, 1838

imprisonment for debt, voluntary escape Weston v. Fattorini, 1837

in forma pauperis R. v. Wilson and Windeyer, 1838

indictment, error in R. v. Davies, 1837; R. v. Moore, 1837; R. v. Jones, 1838

infancy Piper v. Beattie, 1837; Doe dem. Green v. Solomon, 1838

infancy, equitable jurisdiction Blackman v. Challinor, 1838

infanticide R. v. Guthrie, 1838; R. v. Macintosh, 1838

injunction Castles v. Bucknell, 1837; Sparke v. Weller, 1837

insanity In the estate of Hawkins, 1837; Bullivant v. Ikin, 1838

insanity, defence of R. v. Cordell, 1838; R. v. Flannigan, 1838; R. v. Hammond, 1838

insolvency, deed of arrangement Campbell v. Macquoid, 1838

insolvency, distinguished from bankruptcy Melville v. Smith, 1838

interpleader Girard v. Windeyer and Searle, 1838

iron gang, conditions in R. v. Maloney and Reid, 1838

jury verdict, ambiguity of R. v. Hughes and others, 1837

jury verdict, judge criticises R. v. Mandle, Tilley and Clawson, 1836

jury, hung jury R. v. Smith, 1837

jury, interference with R. v. Douglass, 1838

jury, judge's influence on R. v. Ambling, 1838

jury, speech to R. v. Cordell, 1838

Kinchela, gives evidence Donnison v. Faunce, 1837

laches Middleton v. Taylor, 1837; Weston v. Fattorini, 1837

Lake Bathurst R. v. Cook, 1838

Lake George R. v. Adams, 1837

land law, Crown grant, cancellation of Doe dem. Terry v. Robinson, 1838

land law, Crown land disposal R. v. Hughes and others, 1837

land law, forcible possession Greece v. Bullivant and another, 1838; Kettle v. Stubbs, 1838

land law, repugnance to English law Williams v. Campbell, 1838

land law, rights of Crown Doe dem. Howarth and others v. Elder and others, 1837

land law, support to land Wilson and another v. Grose, 1837

land law, title Mackaness qui tam v. Wills and others, 1837; Piper v. Beattie, 1837; Bullivant v. Ikin, 1838; Doe dem. Cooper v. Levy, 1838; Doe dem. Green v. Solomon, 1838; Russell v. Jones, 1838

land law, title by prescription Doe dem. Howarth and others v. Elder and others, 1837

land law, title, proof of Doe dem. Terry v. Robinson, 1838

land law, title, squatting run Frewin v. Kinghorne and another, 1837; Williams v. Campbell, 1838

land law, trespass to squatting run Williams v. Campbell, 1838

Lapstone Hill R. v. Stokes, Bright and Sloper, 1838

law and equity, separation of Neale v. Solomon, 1838

law and fact, distinction Campbell v. Macquoid, 1838; R. v. Macalister, 1838

law reporting R. v. Stephens and Stokes, 1836; Campbell v. Macquoid, 1838; In re Roberts and Williams, 1838; O'Reilly v. Hall, 1838; R. v. Kilmeister and others (No. 2), 1838

law reporting, authenticity Middleton v. Taylor, 1837

legal practitioner, libel on judge In re Williams, 1838

legal practitioners, admission to practice Re Stephen, 1837

legal practitioners, appearance for both sides Terry v. Howe; Terry v. Windeyer, 1838; Russell v. Jones, 1838

legal practitioners, convict attorneys Re Stephen, 1837

legal practitioners, delays by R. v. Nicholls, 1837

legal practitioners, discipline of In re Rowe, 1838

legal practitioners, division of profession In re Rowe, 1838; In re Williams, 1838; O'Reilly v. Hall, 1838

legal practitioners, education in New South Wales Re Stephen, 1837

legal practitioners, offence of practising after conviction of forgery R. v. Beilby; In the estate of Beilby, 1838

legal profession, convict lawyers In re Roberts and Williams, 1838

legal profession, discipline of Ex parte Attorney General, in re Lewthwaite, 1837; Rodd v. Kentish, 1837; In re Roberts and Williams, 1838; O'Reilly v. Hall, 1838; R. v. Chambers, 1838

legal profession, honesty of Rodd v. Kentish, 1837

libel Bingle v. Stephen, 1836; Maughan v. Brown, 1837; Faunce v. Cavenagh, 1838; O'Reilly v. Hall, 1838

libel, on judge In re Williams, 1838

libel, privilege Cavenagh v. Wentworth, 1837; Mitchell v. Thompson, 1838

libel, publication Mitchell v. Thompson, 1838

liquor laws R. v. Gillies, 1837

Liverpool R. v. Anzelark, Riley, Pearce and Pearce, 1838; R. v. Dogherty, 1838

Lord Ellenborough's Act R. v. Davis, 1837

magistrate, action against Bean v. Faunce, 1837; Ex parte Ingless, in re Wilson, 1837; Moore v. Faunce, 1837

magistrate, criminal prosecution of R. v. Donnison, 1837; R. v. Bingle and Were, 1837

magistrate, prosecution of R. v. Macalister, 1838

magistrates, action against Donnison v. Faunce, 1837; Re Nichols, 1837; Thorn v. Hunt and others, 1838

magistrates, action by Donnison v. Faunce, 1837

magistrates, dismissal of Bingle v Stephen, 1836

Maitland R. v. Cagney, 1837; R. v. Long Jack, 1838

malicious arrest Tooth v. Hirst; Hyland v. Hirst, 1838

malicious arrest, imprisonment for debt Davis v. O'Ferrall, 1838

malicious prosecution Donnison v. Faunce, 1837; R. v. Onions, 1837; Taylor v. Stuart, 1837

mandamus Re Nichols, 1837; R. v. Wilson and Windeyer, 1838

Manning River Girard v. Windeyer and Searle, 1838

manslaughter R v Gaudry, 1836; R. v. Phoenix, 1837; R. v. Johnstone, 1838; R. v. Jones, 1838; R. v. Lestil, 1838; R. v. Macintosh, 1838; R. v. Palmer, 1838; R. v. Reynolds, 1838; R. v. Saunders, 1838

manslaughter, born alive R. v. Kirkwood, 1837

manslaughter, road accident R. v. Fitzpatrick, 1837

marriage, second marriage in colony In the estate of Bradbury, 1837