1803–1806
Wrongful imprisonmentDue processThe pursuer raised an action of wrongful imprisonment against the defender, Sheriff-Substitute, and challenged the interlocutor that ordered his incarceration. The pursuer argued that the defender violated the Act of 1701, by not giving a deliverance on the petition for bail within the required time, and also by not admitting the pursuer to bail when he was accused of a bailable offense. The purpose of the act was to protect people from oppressive acts by those entrusted with executive or ministerial authority.
Documents in this case (6)
- Andrew — Petition, 18 Jan 1803January 18, 1803 Reclaiming Petition of John Andrew, shoemaker in Maybole, against Lord Armadale's interlocutors
- Andrew — Petition, 29 Jun 1804June 29, 1804 Petition of John Andrew, shoemaker in Maybole, asking the Court to alter an Inner-House interlocutor
People & places in this case
People involved
- John Andrew — Pursuer
- John Murdoch — Defender
- H. Warrender, W.S. — Agent
- James Gibson, W.S. — Agent
- Robert Ramsay — Named in case documents
Places
Where this case took place
Published Reports
William Morison, The Decisions of the Court of Session (1811), pg. App. 1, No. 3, 5
