Rochester v Chin and Matthews

JurisdictionJamaica
Year1961
Date1961
CourtSupreme Court (Jamaica)

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6 cases
  • Patterson & Nicely v Lynch
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 30 November 1973
    ...the basis of the decision in Christian v. Brown). It also does not appear that the court in Christian v. Brown was referred to Rochester v. Chin and Matthews (1961) 4 W.I.R. 40 where the former Court of Appeal (at p. 40) in holding that the giving of notice of appeal to a respondent is not ......
  • Ralford Gordon v Angene Russell
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 30 March 2012
    ...This was a very important step in the judicial debate. 42 The view held inAarons v Lindo was approved in Rochester v Chin and Matthews (1961) 4 WIR 40 (1961) 4 WIR 40 where the appellant failed to serve notice of appeal on the respondent. The court of Cools-Lartigue, Semper and Duffus JJ, h......
  • Stewart v Rose
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 17 June 1997
    ...the plaintiff/respondent were simple enough. Following the decision of this court [Coals-Lartigue, Semper and Duffus, J.J.] in Rochester v. Chin and Matthews (1961) 4 W.I.R. 40 she submitted that this court had no jurisdiction to entertain an application of this nature. In that case which e......
  • George Trading Ltd v The Commissioner of Taxpayer, Audit and Assessment (GCT)
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 7 October 2003
    ...section 26 requires that the provisions of the Act shall be liberally construed, in respect of formalities, this Court of Appeal held in Rochester v Chin [1961] 4 WIR 40, that the giving of notice of appeal is not a formality, but a condition precedent. It expressly overruled Aarons v Lind......
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