| Burden alias Campbell v. Campbells and Robertson |
1791
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Succession, Aliment, Creditor, Legacy, Multiple-Poinding, Disposition |
Mrs Elizabeth Burden, alias Campbell, pursued the Campbells and Robertson as heir of her predeceased son John Campbell, claiming entitlement to his share of the residue of Duncan Campbell’s estate under the will’s substitution clause. She subsequently advanced additional claims under both the will and intestacy law, citing precedent for representative succession. The dispute centered on whether a mother could represent her deceased son to recover his portion of the inheritance under these competing theories of succession. |
| Coventry v. Lord Hailes' Interlocutor |
1787
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Succession, Legacy, Liferent, Aliment, Testament, Debt |
Robert Coventry presented a petition challenging an interlocutor pronounced by Lord Hailes. Based on the single document cataloged for this case. |
| David and Henry Lillie v. Mrs. Lillie or Smith, and Others |
1832
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Succession, Debt, Creditor, Legacy, Disposition, Aliment |
David and Henry Lillie pursued Mrs. Lillie or Smith and others to prove the tenor of a holograph letter written by Miss Margaret Seton that their sister Catherine Lillie had destroyed, asserting that the letter directed legacies to them. The defenders denied that the letter contained any such bequests in favor of the pursuers. The pursuers lodged a revised condescendence and note of pleas in law, the defenders answered, and the pursuers subsequently led proof regarding the contents of the destroyed letter. |
| The Trustees of the late Robert Vans Agnew v. Mrs Frances Dunlop or Agnew & Others |
1832
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Debt, Succession, Disposition, Expenses, Assignation, Legacy |
The Trustees of the late Robert Vans Agnew maintained the validity of a disposition dated 1808 against Mrs Frances Dunlop or Agnew and others, lodging an additional appendix to their reclaiming note that asserted the deed remained binding upon the defenders. The Earl of Galloway and J. A. S. M'Kenzie subsequently reclaimed against an interlocutor pronounced by Lord Fullerton, petitioning the Court to alter that determination. |
