Pursuers Mary and Margaret Murray, who claimed to be heirs apparent to the estate of Shian, brought an action of exhibition ad deliberandum; that is, they sought the production of documents to help them decide whether to take up the succession. The Earl of Breadalbane claimed that he had obtained good title to Shian, blocking the Murrays’ succession. Therefore, he sought to avoid producing additional documents.
Documents in this case (4)
People involved
- Margaret Murray — Pursuer
- Mary Murray — Pursuer
- James Mackie — Pursuer
- John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane — Defender
- Francis Garden, Lord Gardenstone — Lord Ordinary
- Robert Blair, of Avontoun, Lord Avontoun — Advocate for Pursuer
- Alexander Elphinstone, of Glack — Advocate for Pursuer
- George Cokburne Haldane, of Gleneagles — Advocate for Defender
- Alexander Lockhart, Lord Covington — Advocate for Defender
- James Menzies — Named in case documents
- Helen Graham — Named in case documents
- Christian Menzies — Named in case documents
- Robert Murray — Named in case documents
- Janet Murray — Named in case documents
- Alexander Menzies — Named in case documents
- James Menzies — Named in case documents
- Archibald Menzies — Named in case documents
- Captain James Menzies, of Comrie — Named in case documents
- William Menzies — Named in case documents
- Alexander Murray — Named in case documents
- John Murray — Named in case documents
- Mungo Graham, of Gorthy — Named in case documents
- James Ferguson, 2nd Laird of Pitfour, Lord Pitfour — Named in case documents
Places
- Shian (principal)
Pursuers Mary and Margaret Murray, who claimed to be heirs apparent to the estate of Shian, brought an action of exhibition ad deliberandum; that is, they sought the production of documents to help them decide whether to take up the succession. The Earl of Breadalbane claimed that he had obtained good title to Shian, blocking the Murrays’ succession. Therefore, he sought to avoid producing additional documents.
