1799
Property rightsReid, the minister of the Parish of New Cumnock, life on lands owned by Logan. The previous minister had planted trees surrounding his Glebe lands and they were admired by the community, but when the Minister died and Reid succeeded him, Reid began to chop down the trees. Logan, as the owner of the land, sued to stop the further removal of the trees.
Documents in this case (1)
- Logan and Others v. Reid — petition, 28 May 1799May 28, 1799 Petition of John Logan of Knockshinnoch and Others, heritors of New Cumnock, asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor
People & places in this case
People involved
- John Logan — Pursuer
- David Williamson Robertson Ewart, of Balgray — Advocate for Pursuer
- Alexander Wight — Agent
Places
Where this case took place
Published Reports
Morison, pg. App 1, No 1
