1793–1794
SuccessionDispositionSasineAlimentHeirAdjudicationGeorge Robson petitioned the Court to overturn Lord Ankerville's interlocutor concerning their father's settlement, which had favored George over his elder brother James. James Robson answered, asserting that the father had exercised a reserved power to alter the settlement by granting an acre in Jedburgh to James as heir at law. George replied, contending that James was not entitled to the acre because the term "heir" in the settlement referred to the legal heir rather than the heir of investiture.AI-generated
Documents in this case (4)
- Robson — Petition, 20 Dec 1793December 20, 1793 Petition of George Robson asking the Court to alter Lord Ankerville's interlocutor
- Robson — Petition, 20 Dec 1793 [2]December 20, 1793 Petition of George Robson asking the Court to overturn Lord Ankerville's interlocutor
- George Robson v. James Robson — Answers, 31 Jan 1794James Robson answers George Robson’s petition challenging his father’s settlement that favored the younger brother over him, asserting the father used a reserved power to alter the settlement by granting an acre to him …
- Robson — Answers, 31 Jan 1794January 31, 1794 Information of George Robson, arguing that the respondent is not entitled to the acre of land in Jedburgh under the father's settlement, as the term 'heir' there refers to legal heir, not heir of invest…
People & places in this case
People involved
- Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas — Party
- Archibald James Edward Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas — Party
- James Oswald, yr. of Dunnikier — Advocate for Party
- Sir James Montgomery, of Stanhope, Bart. — Advocate for Party
- John Scott — Advocate for Party
