Claiming that the market of Ayr lacked a sufficient supply of oatmeal, the Burgh Magistrates sought an order authorizing them to confiscate stored meal from the farm of Balochillie and transport it to market. The Sheriff-substitute of Ayrshire issued a warrant to that effect, specifying that the meal’s owner must be paid not less than the current market price. Pursuer Thomas Leishman, a grain dealer whose meal was confiscated, sought to have the warrant recalled.
Documents in this case (2)
People involved
- Thomas Leishman — Pursuer
- Magistrates and Council of Ayr — Defender
- George Charles, Esq. — Defender
- Peter Mactaggart — Defender
- Thomas Macclelland — Defender
- W. Hutchison — Agent
- S. Clk. — Clerk
- Ar. Campbell — Advocate for Pursuer
- John Hunter, W.S. — Agent
- James Fergusson, of Monkwood and Crosshill — Advocate for Defender
- John Barclay — Named in case documents
- Claud Irvine Boswell, of Balmuto, Lord Balmuto — Lord Ordinary
- Mathew Dickie — Named in case documents
- John Murdoch — Named in case documents
- David Limond — Named in case documents
Places
- Ayr (principal)
- Ballochillie (principal)
- Carrick
- Paisley
- River Clyde
- Girvan
- Wallacetown
- Newton on Ayr
- Irvine
- Saltcoats
Claiming that the market of Ayr lacked a sufficient supply of oatmeal, the Burgh Magistrates sought an order authorizing them to confiscate stored meal from the farm of Balochillie and transport it to market. The Sheriff-substitute of Ayrshire issued a warrant to that effect, specifying that the meal’s owner must be paid not less than the current market price. Pursuer Thomas Leishman, a grain dealer whose meal was confiscated, sought to have the warrant recalled.
