Defenders Ann Mackenzie and Richard Paterson retained pursuer George Forbes to help them recover a £. 200 bond granted to Mackenzie’s deceased father. Mackenzie and Paterson subsequently learned that they were eligible to receive court-appointed counsel through the “poor’s roll.” They successfully petitioned the Court of Session for the benefit of the poor’s roll and had the contract with Forbes voided. Forbes, who had already started working to recover the bond, sued Mackenzie and Patterson for the balance on their account. Mackenzie and Paterson disputed the amount that was owed and claimed that it should not be due until they had successfully recovered payment for the bond.
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People involved
- George Forbes — Pursuer
- Ann Mackenzie — Defender
- Richard Paterson — Defender
- Charles Hay, of Newton, Lord Newton — Advocate for Defender
- Alexander Lockhart, Lord Covington — Lord Ordinary
- David Mackenzie — Named in case documents
- Roderick Macleod, of Cadboll — Named in case documents
- Isabel Macrae — Named in case documents
- Robert Edwards — Named in case documents
- James Cuthbert, of Millcraig — Named in case documents
- Charles Frazer — Named in case documents
- Duncan Grant — Named in case documents
- Thomas Young — Named in case documents
- John Campbell, Lord Stonefield — Named in case documents
- James Fraser, W.S. — Named in case documents
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Defenders Ann Mackenzie and Richard Paterson retained pursuer George Forbes to help them recover a £. 200 bond granted to Mackenzie’s deceased father. Mackenzie and Paterson subsequently learned that they were eligible to receive court-appointed counsel through the “poor’s roll.” They successfully petitioned the Court of Session for the benefit of the poor’s roll and had the contract with Forbes voided. Forbes, who had already started working to recover the bond, sued Mackenzie and Patterson for the balance on their account. Mackenzie and Paterson disputed the amount that was owed and claimed that it should not be due until they had successfully recovered payment for the bond.
