1786–1787
DebtBankruptcyFraudCreditorDispositionInfeftmentWilliam Air, merchant in Coldstream and trustee for the creditors of Robert Johnston, baker and feuar there, petitioned to alter the Lord Ordinary’s interlocutor, citing that a heritable bond held by Thomas Johnston of Templehall was invalid under the Act of 1696. Johnston answered, defending his heritable security against the trustee’s claim that it was liable to be set aside.AI-generated
Documents in this case (2)
- Air v. Johnston — Petition, 1 Dec 1786Dec 1, 1786: William Air, merchant, petitions to alter Lord Ordinary’s interlocutor against defenders, citing invalid heritable bond under 1696 Act.
- William Air v. Thomas Johnston — Answers, 4 Jan 1787January 4, 1787 Answers by Thomas Johnston of Templehall to the petition of William Air, Merchant in Coldstream, Trustee for the Creditors of Robert Johnston, baker and feuar in Coldstream, responding to the claim that …
People & places in this case
People involved
- Robert Johnston — Party
- James Spence — Party
- George Dempster, of Skibo — Party
- Archibald Cockburn, Esq., of Cockpen — Party
- David Cathcart, Lord Alloway — Advocate for Party
- John Swinton, Lord Swinton — Lord Ordinary
- Sir James Fergusson, of Kilkerran, Lord Kilkerran — Lord Ordinary
