1796
TackLeaseRentTeindsInterlocutorHeritorSkirving and Young, as tenants of Monktonhall lands under the Earl of Wemyss, claimed a proportional share of the church seats in Inveresk parish against Vernor, who asserted that his title to the aisle derived from a direct and express missive of 1763. The pursuers sought to compel a division of the seats, while the defender argued that they possessed no legal right to enforce such a partition. The case turned on whether tenants could claim proportional seating against an express title and compel division of the church accommodation.AI-generated
Documents in this case (2)
- Robert Skirving and George Young v. Robert Vernor — Memorial, 23 Feb 1796February 23, 1796 Memorial of Mr Skirving and Mr Young, arguing that they are entitled to a proportional share of church seats in Inveresk parish, as tenants of Monktonhall lands under Earl Wemyss.
- Robert Skirving and George Young v. Robert Vernor — Memorial, 27 Feb 1796February 27, 1796 Memorial of the memorialist, arguing that his title to the aisle in Inveresk church is direct and express by missive of 1763, and that the pursuers have no legal right to compel division of the seats.
People & places in this case
People involved
- David Brown — Party
- Robert Cullen, Lord Cullen — Advocate for Party
- David Anderson — Advocate for Party
- John Black — Advocate for Party
- Robert Corbet — Advocate for Party
- David Smythe, Lord Methven — Lord Ordinary
- Sir James Fergusson, of Kilkerran, Lord Kilkerran — Lord Ordinary
