The 1839 cases were published with the assistance of a donation by Wendy Robinson Q.C., for which we are most grateful.

References to NSW Sel Cas (Dowling) are to T Castle and B Kercher (eds), Dowling's Select Cases 1828 to 1844: Decisions of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (Francis Forbes Society, 2005). Headnotes marked without an asterisk were prepared by James Dowling; those with an asterisk were prepared by Tim Castle in editing the 2005 volume.

References to NSWSupC are to cases online at www.austlii.edu.au.