Legal Subject: Kirk Session

Case Date Legal Subject Abstract
Barry, et al v. Incorporation of Weavers, et al 1789 Possession, Prescription, Interlocutor, Damages, Representation, Kirk Session The Reverend Mr George Barry and the remanent members of the Kirk-session of Kirkwall and St Ola defended against a petition by the Incorporation of Weavers, Hammermen, Taylors, and Shoemakers of Kirkwall to alter Lord Henderland’s interlocutor. The incorporations sought to modify the court’s earlier decision, and the Kirk-session submitted answers resisting the proposed alteration.