1802–1803
Complainers Thomas Goodsir and James M’Bain accused John Hutton of violating a statute that prohibited certain officials from voting in parliamentary elections. The premise of their complaint was that Hutton served as a distributor of stamps. Hutton explained that because stamps were not available near his home, he generally kept some on hand for use in his work as a writer. Hutton occasionally accommodated neighbors who wanted a bill or receipt stamp. He argued that this activity did not disqualify him from voting under the statute.
People & places in this case
People involved
- Thomas Goodsir — Pursuer
- James MBain — Pursuer
- John Hutton — Defender
- John Morthland, of Rindmuir — Advocate for Pursuer
- William Erskine, Lord Kinneder — Advocate for Defender
- John Syme, W.S. — Agent
- Cha. Anderson — Agent
- Sir John Henderson, Baronet — Named in case documents
- David Greig — Named in case documents
Places
Where this case took place
Published Reports
William Morison, The Decisions of the Court of Session (1811), pg. 8736
"Shaw's Digest." Bell and Lamond, Digests of Cases Decided in the Supreme Courts of Scotland, pg. 765
