1767Contracts and ObligationsTrades
While pursuer John Low was a weaver in Brechin, the weaver-trade entered into a contract to purchase a large quantity of victual annually from Sir Alexander Ramsay-Irvine of Balmain. The weavers divided the victual among themselves. After Low moved to Dundee, he sought to retain his portion of the victual. The weavers in Brechin refused, and Low brought suit.
People involved
- John Low — Pursuer
- Managers for the Weaver-trade in Brechin — Defender
- William Nairne, Lord Dunsinnan — Advocate for Pursuer
- John Douglass — Advocate for Defender
- Sir Alexander Ramsay-Irvine, of Balmain, Baronet — Named in case documents
- Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, 3rd Baronet of Nova Scotia — Lord Ordinary
- John Souter — Defender
- James Middleton — Named in case documents
- David Duncan — Named in case documents
- James Smith — Named in case documents
- Alexander Wishart — Named in case documents
- Alexander Smith — Named in case documents
- James Duncan — Named in case documents
- James Smith — Named in case documents
- James Blackie — Named in case documents
- Mrs. Duncan — Named in case documents
- John Cramond Jr. — Named in case documents
- James Downie — Named in case documents
- John Strachan — Named in case documents
- William Webster — Named in case documents
- William Shiris — Named in case documents
- John Stewart — Named in case documents
- John Reid — Named in case documents
- Robert Innerarity — Named in case documents
- Robert Wright — Named in case documents
Places
- Brechin (principal)
While pursuer John Low was a weaver in Brechin, the weaver-trade entered into a contract to purchase a large quantity of victual annually from Sir Alexander Ramsay-Irvine of Balmain. The weavers divided the victual among themselves. After Low moved to Dundee, he sought to retain his portion of the victual. The weavers in Brechin refused, and Low brought suit.
