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The York-Buildings Company v. Alexander Mackenzie — Petition, 16 Dec 1791 [2]

Date
16 Dec 1791
Type
Petition
Case
The York-Buildings Company v. Alexander Mackenzie
Author
John Clerk, Lord Eldin
Length
101 pages
Repository
University of Virginia Law Library (Special Collections)
Container
UVALL Box 22 - Vol. 13 - York Buildings Company Case
Appendix
1 item
Abstract
AI-generated
December 16, 1791 Petition of the York-buildings Company asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor
← The Governor and Company of Undertakers for raising the Thames Water in York-buildings v. Alexander Mackenzie — Respondents' Case, 13 Oct 17913 of 8 in this caseGovernor and Company of Undertakers for raising the Thames Water in York-buildings v. Alexander Mackenzie — Answers, 26 Jan 1792 →

People in this document

  • John Clerk, Lord Eldin
  • James Burnett, Lord Monboddo
  • Henry Home, of Kames, Lord Kames
  • Walter Scott
  • John Home, of Ninewells
  • Robert Hunter, Esq. of Thurston
  • Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie, of Delvin
  • Otto Herman Wemyss

Subjects

  • Debt
  • Aliment
  • Trust
  • Sale
  • Sequestration
  • Trustee
  • Fraud
  • Creditor

Places mentioned

  • Tranent
  • Edinburgh
  • Scotland
  • London
  • York
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