1798–1799
SuccessionAlimentDispositionDebtHeritorTeindsDavid Wight pursued William Inglis, Alexander Inglis, Elizabeth Inglis, Margaret Inglis, Marion Inglis, and James Hay to have them assoilzied from the burdens of the 1774 settlements. The defenders maintained that the provisions in those settlements were not payable to them as heirs of provision, and Wight subsequently petitioned the Court to alter its interlocutor. The defenders answered, asserting a claim to 12,000 merks Scots legacy payable to their mothers' issue under the will of Andrew Simpson.AI-generated
Documents in this case (4)
- David Wight v. William Inglis — Information, 12 May 1798May 12, 1798 Information of William Inglis, Alexander Inglis, Elizabeth Inglis, Margaret Inglis, Marion Inglis, and James Hay, arguing that the provisions in the 1774 settlements are not payable to them as heirs of prov…
- David Wight v. William Inglis — Information, 12 May 1798 [2]May 12, 1798 Information of David Wight, of Viewfield, arguing that the defenders ought to be assoilzied from the burdens of the 1774 settlement
- David Wight v. William Inglis — Petition, 15 Dec 1798December 15, 1798 Petition of David Wight asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor
- David Wight v. Alexander Inglis, Elizabeth Inglis, Margaret Inglis, and Marion Inglis — Answers, 7 Feb 1799Feb 7, 1799: Inglis children answer David Wight’s petition, asserting 12,000 merks Scots legacy payable to their mothers’ issue under Andrew Simpson’s will.
People & places in this case
People involved
- Andrew Simpson — Party
- John Simpson — Party
- Matthew Ross, of Candie — Party
- Adam Rolland, of Gask — Advocate for Party
- John Clerk, Lord Eldin — Advocate for Party
- William Clerk — Advocate for Party
- John Swinton, Lord Swinton — Lord Ordinary
- Sir Archibald Hope, of Pinkie, Bart. — Named in case documents
Places
Where this case took place
Published Reports
Faculty of Advocates Collection, pg. 238
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