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LC Volume 04 — Petition, 5 Apr 1821

Date
5 Apr 1821
Type
Petition
Case
LC Volume 04
Author
John Boyd Greenshields, of Drum
Length
14 pages
Repository
Library of Congress
Container
LC Volume 04
Appendix
1 item
Abstract
AI-generated
Petition of Dr. William Taylor et al., trustees for Agnes Sommerville, seeking to alter Lord Pitmilly’s interlocutors on expenses in two joined actions.

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← LC Volume 04 — Petition, 19 Dec 1817 [2]56 of 57 in this caseMargaret, Janet, Agnes, and Elizabeth M'Kechnies v. Rev. Dr. William Taylor and Others — Answers, 1 Jun 1821 →

People in this document

  • David Cathcart, Lord Alloway✳
  • William Robertson, Lord Robertson✳
  • Sir William Honyman, Lord Armadale✳
  • Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank✳
  • John Boyd Greenshields, of Drum✳
  • James Scott, of Scalloway✳

Subjects

  • Adjudication✳
  • Liferent✳
  • Aliment✳
  • Succession✳
  • Sequestration✳
  • Expenses✳
  • Interlocutor✳
  • Reduction✳

Places mentioned

  • Glasgow✳
  • Edinburgh✳
  • Scotland✳
  • London✳
  • Canongate✳
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