1795–1796
Sir John Stirling petitioned the Court to alter a recent interlocutor concerning the entailed Renton estate, seeking authority to disincumber the lands, while George Johnston answered that the entail was valid and the petitioner’s claims lacked legal foundation. Sir Alexander Purves, as Administrator in Law for his children who were heirs of the entail, duplied that the respondents’ conduct in managing the estate had been injurious to the heirs. Dame Mary Willis separately petitioned for permission to pay annuities due under a trust deed executed by Sir Alexander Stirling.AI-generated
Documents in this case (10)
- Home — Memorial, 27 Jun 1795June 27, 1795 Memorial of John Home, Writer to the Signet, arguing that the Court should order the sale of parts of the Renton estate to discharge debts and rank creditors under the terms of an act of parliament.
- George Johnston and James Home of Fairlaw v. John Home — Memorial, 27 Jun 1795June 27, 1795 Memorial of George Johnston, Writer to the Signet, and James Home of Fairlaw, Suspenders, arguing that the validity of the sale of lands at Renton is in question and payment cannot be safely completed with…
- Stirling — Petition, 26 Nov 1795November 26, 1795 Petition of Sir John Stirling asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor
- Sir John Stirling v. George Johnston and James Home — Answers, 17 Dec 1795December 17, 1795 Answers by George Johnston to the petition of Sir John Stirling, asserting that the entail of Renton lands was valid and that the petitioner’s claims to disincumber the estate are without legal foundat…
- John Home v. Sir Alexander Purves — Replies, 7 Apr 1796April 7, 1796 Replies by John Home, Writer to the Signet, Curator bonis on the Estate of Renton, to the Answers for Sir Alexander Purves.
- Sir Alexander Purves v. John Home — Duplies, 31 May 1796May 31, 1796 Duplies for Sir Alexander Purves, as Administrator in Law for his children, arguing that the respondents' conduct in managing the Renton estate was injurious to the heirs of entail.
- Heritors of Stewarton v. Trustees on the High Roads, and Cunningham — Petition, 1 Jun 1796June 1, 1796 Petition of Dame Mary Willis asking the Court to permit payment of annuities due under a trust deed executed by Sir Alexander Stirling
