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Baillie v. Magistrates and Town Council of Glasgow — Petition, 21 Jan 1796

Date
21 Jan 1796
Type
Petition
Case
Baillie v. Magistrates and Town Council of Glasgow
Length
16 pages
Repository
University of Virginia Law Library (Special Collections)
Container
UVALL Box 12
Marginalia
Yes
Appendix
1 item (2 pp.)
Abstract
AI-generated
January 21, 1796 Reclaiming Petition of John Baillie against Lord Justice-Clerk's interlocutor

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Appendix (from p. 16)

  • Act of Council of the City of Glasgow (10th April 1788) regarding maintenance of sewers and pavements.
  • Act of Council of the City of Glasgow (26th September 1754) regarding prosecution of heritors for disrepair of pavements.

People in this document

  • Sir Walter Scott, of Abbotsford, Bart.✳
  • Thomas Dunmore, Esq., of Kelvinside✳

Subjects

  • Tax✳
  • Jurisdiction✳
  • Prescription✳
  • Possession✳
  • Interlocutor✳
  • Public Police✳
  • Heritor✳
  • Act of Parliament✳

Places mentioned

  • Lauder✳
  • Glasgow✳
  • Edinburgh✳
  • Gorbals✳
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