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James Donaldson v. George Home — Answers, 25 Jun 1741

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Answers by Mr. George Home, Town-Clerk of Edinburgh, to the petition of James Donaldson Merchant, responding to arguments against an interlocutor concerning property boundaries and light rights.

Petition — James Donaldson Merchant in Edinburgh, now at Drumsheugh

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James Donaldson petitions to alter the Court’s recent interlocutor regarding his liability for the common gavel and Houston’s tenement area.

Alexander Chisholm of Muckerach v. Simon Lord Fraser of Lovat — Answers, 7 Feb 1744 [2]

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Simon Lord Fraser of Lovat answers Alexander Chisholm’s petition, rejecting late 'No Process' plea and invalidating his title as nominal trustee for attainted Roderick Chisholm.

Petition — Alexander Chisholm of Mucherach

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Petition of Alexander Chisholm of Mucherach, asking the Court to alter the Lord Ordinary's interlocutor and restrict certification to exclude the Lord Lovat's claim to Feu-duties of contested lands.

Simon Lord Lovat v. Alexander Chisholm of Muckerach — Answers, 24 Jan 1743

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Answers by Simon Lord Lovat to the petition of Alexander Chisholm of Muckerach, responding to claims of superior title to lands formerly held by the forfeited Chisholm family.

Petition — Alexander Chisholm of Muckerach [2]

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Alexander Chisholm petitions to have the Court's interlocutor certifying the Pursuer's superiority over his lands set aside, arguing the certification is legally flawed given his Crown-derived title.

Alexander Chisholm of Muckerach v. Simon Lord Lovat — Information, 9 Dec 1742 [2]

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Alexander Chisholm of Muckerach challenges Lord Lovat's superiority claim over Comar, citing lack of evidence and prior Crown charters supporting his own title.

Simon Lord Fraser of Lovat v. Alexander Chisholm of Muckerach — Answers, 14 Jan 1742

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Pursuer claims superior title to Strathglass lands via 1738 charter, Defender counters with 1725 charter from Crown trustees, court restricts certification to superiority only.

Simon Lord Fraser of Lovat v. Alexander Chisholm of Muckerach — Answers, 14 Jan 1742 [2]

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Chisholm defends his title to Comer lands against Lovat’s claim, asserting his 1725 Crown-acknowledged charter supersedes Lovat’s 1738 adjudication.

Simon Lord Fraser of Lovat v. Alexander Chisholm of Muckerack — Answers, 1 Jun 1745

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Answers by Simon Lord Fraser of Lovat to the petition of Alexander Chisholm of Muckerack, arguing that the Defender's title is excluded by the Crown's forfeiture statutes and the feudal chain of superior rights.

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