1801–1802
LordshipDecree of adjudicationPossessionPrescription rightDundas continued the case as assignee of Miss Helen Bucknay who initially brought the petition. Ms. Bucknay asked the Court to declare that she (now Dundas) has the only good and undoubted right and title to some houses situated in the burgh of Linlithgow over the defendant (Jean Duncan). Therefore he should cede his possession of these subjects. Defendant submitted and explained the title and deeds of the premises, such as a decree of adjudication and bond granted by the prior landlord who transferred the ownership to him and his family, in payment and in satisfaction of a debt.
Documents in this case (9)
- John Dundas v. Jean Duncan and John Lawrie — Answers, 9 Jun 1801Jean Duncan, spouse of Mason John Lawrie of Linlithgow, and him defend against John Dundas’s petition, asserting their title is valid via final judgment and possession, while disputing Dundas’s prescription claim based …
- John Dundas v. Jean Duncan — Memorial, 3 Dec 1801Memorial of defenders, arguing that the pursuer's title is defective because his sasines and warrant lack essential formalities and contain pluris petitio.
- John Dundas v. Jean Duncan — Memorial, 1 Apr 1802Memorial of Jean Duncan, spouse of John Lawrie, Mason in Linlithgow, and him for his interest, defenders, arguing that the pursuer's claim to certain subjects in Linlithgow is invalid due to interruption of prescription…
- John Dundas v. Jean Duncan — Memorial, 15 Apr 1802 [2]John Dundas, Writer to the Signet, claims sole right to Linlithgow lands via 1678 adjudications and 80 years’ possession, rejecting Jean Duncan’s 1697 claim as unenforced and ineffective.
People & places in this case
People involved
- John Dundas, C.S. — Pursuer
- Jean Duncan — Defender
- William Craig, Lord Craig — Lord Ordinary
