1790–1791
TackCreditorSuccessionDebtPossessionInterlocutorJohn Laird and Company, merchants in Greenock, pursued Walter Grindlay, farmer at Seabegs, and John Buchanan, his mandatory, regarding a mill lease and Henderson’s employment, charging the defenders with unlawful possession and subtenancy. The cause proceeded to proof in June 1790, after which the pursuers petitioned the Court to alter an interlocutor in February 1791, and the defenders answered in April 1791, contesting the allegations of unlawful possession.AI-generated
Documents in this case (4)
- John Laird and Company v. Walter Grindlay and Others — Proof, 4 Jun 1790June 4, 1790: Proof in process, John Laird & Co. vs. Walter Grindlay et al., over mill lease and Henderson’s employment.
- Laird v. Grindlay — Petition, 17 Feb 1791February 17, 1791 Petition of John Laird and Company, Merchants in Greenock, asking the Court to alter the recent interlocutor
- Walter Grindlay v. John Laird and Company — Answers, 14 Apr 1791April 14, 1791 Answers by Walter Grindlay, Farmer at Seabegs, and John Buchanan, Merchant in Greenock, his Mandatory, to the petition of John Laird and Company, Merchants in Greenock, responding to claims of unlawful po…
- John Laird and Company v. Walter Grindlay — Answers, 14 Apr 1791April 14, 1791 Answers by Walter Grindlay, Farmer at Seabegs, and John Buchanan, Merchant in Greenock, his Mandatory, to the petition of John Laird and Company, Merchants in Greenock, responding to the claim that the de…
People & places in this case
People involved
- George Henderson — Party
- Sir Michael Stewart, of Blackhall, 3rd Baronet of Nova Scotia — Party
- Claud Irvine Boswell, of Balmuto, Lord Balmuto — Advocate for Party
- Thomas Shaw — Advocate for Party
- Robert Crawfurd — Advocate for Party
- James Scott, of Scalloway — Lord Ordinary
- James Ferguson, 2nd Laird of Pitfour, Lord Pitfour — Lord Ordinary
- Hugh Crawford — Named in case documents
Where this case took place
Published Reports
William Morison, The Decisions of the Court of Session (1811), pg. 15294
