Defender Gilbert Lang formed a partnership with John Wright Jr. for the purpose of manufacturing and selling snuff tobacco. The firm failed, and to accomplish payment of its debts, Lang assigned the partnership’s assets to Cuningham and Company, its principal creditor; Cuningham, in return, granted Lang a factory to dispose of the goods and collect any debts due to the partnership. A dispute arose over Lang’s management of the assets, and Cuningham and Company filed suit.
People involved
- William Cuninghame and Company — Pursuer
- Gilbert Lang — Defender
- Gilbert Lang, of Boghead — Defender
- Hugh Warden — Defender
- Gilbert Shearer — Defender
- William Craig, Lord Craig — Advocate for Pursuer
- Robert Cullen, Lord Cullen — Advocate for Defender
- Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck — Lord Ordinary
- John Wright Jr. — Named in case documents
- Wright and Lang — Named in case documents
- James Baird Sr. — Named in case documents
- Robert Hope — Named in case documents
- Andrew Cochrane — Named in case documents
- James Ferguson — Named in case documents
- William Robb — Named in case documents
Places
Defender Gilbert Lang formed a partnership with John Wright Jr. for the purpose of manufacturing and selling snuff tobacco. The firm failed, and to accomplish payment of its debts, Lang assigned the partnership’s assets to Cuningham and Company, its principal creditor; Cuningham, in return, granted Lang a factory to dispose of the goods and collect any debts due to the partnership. A dispute arose over Lang’s management of the assets, and Cuningham and Company filed suit.
