1793
DebtCreditorReductionRentAlimentSequestrationWilliam Ross Monro pursued an action against the heirs of John Sutherland and Ann Ross regarding debts Monro had owed to his uncle. William Ross of Aldie submitted a memorial arguing that the Court should not revive the tenor of unproduced obligations without proof of a special casus amissionis. The respondents challenged a decree in the suit, maintaining that prescription and a prior settlement barred the claim.AI-generated
Documents in this case (2)
- Monro v. Sutherlands and Sutherland — Petition, 22 Nov 1793November 22, 1793 Memorial of William Ross of Aldie, arguing that the Court should not revive the tenor of unproduced obligations without proving a special casus amissionis
- Donald Sutherland, and others v. William Ross Monro — Answers, 16 Dec 1793Respondents, heirs of John Sutherland and Ann Ross, challenge a decree for debts owed by William Ross Monro to his uncle, arguing prescription and prior settlement bar the claim.
People & places in this case
People involved
- Duncan Ross — Party
- Matthew Ross, of Candie — Party
- John MacArthur — Party
- Walter Campbell — Party
- John Monro, of Auchenbowie — Advocate for Party
- Sir James Fergusson, of Kilkerran, Lord Kilkerran — Lord Ordinary
