1800–1801
Pursuer Margaret Rollo (alias Houstoun) held stock of the Bank of Scotland in liferent, while the fee interest was held by trustees of her late husband, Alexander Houstoun. When the Bank paid an extraordinary dividend, Mrs. Houstoun brought this case to determine whether the dividend belonged to her (i.e., to the liferenter) or to the trustees.
Documents in this case (6)
- Mrs Houstoun v. Alexander Irving — information, 6 Dec 1800December 6, 1800 Information of Mrs Houstoun, Relict of the late Alexander Houstoun, Esq; arguing that she is entitled to the extraordinary dividend retained by the Bank of Scotland, as it falls under her liferent right.
- Mrs Margaret Rollo v. Alexander Irving, Robert Rollo, James Fraser, and Forrest Dewar — information, 6 Dec 1800December 6, 1800 Information of defenders, arguing that a liferent right does not extend to an extraordinary dividend from the Bank of Scotland's undivided profits
- Rollo v. Irving and Others — petition, 2 Jul 1801July 2, 1801 Petition of Mrs Houston asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor
- Rollo v. Irving and Others — petition, 8 Jul 1801July 8, 1801 Petition of Alexander Irvine, Esq; &c. asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor
- Mrs Houstoun v. Alexander Irving — answers, 15 Oct 1801Alexander Irving and trustees of deceased Alexander Houstoun answer Mrs Houstoun’s petition for an extraordinary dividend from Bank stock under her life-rent, arguing she has no legal or testamentary right to such divid…
- Mrs Houston v. Alexander Irving, Robert Rollo, James Fraser, Forrest Dewar — answers, 12 Nov 1801Mrs Houston, widow of Alexander Houston, defends her liferent claim to all profits from Bank of Scotland stock against trustees seeking to limit her to 'ordinary' dividends.
People & places in this case
People involved
- Margaret Rollo — Pursuer
- Alexander Irving, Esq., of Newton — Defender
- Robert Rollo, Esq. — Defender
- James Fraser, Esq. — Defender
- Forrest Dewar, Esq. — Defender
- John Dundas, C.S. — Defender
- David Williamson Robertson Ewart, of Balgray — Advocate for Pursuer
- Matthew Ross, of Candie — Advocate for Defender
- Adam Gillies, of Kintrochat, Lord Gillies — Advocate for Defender
- John Irving, W.S. — Agent
- Alexander Wallace — Named in case documents
- Bank of Scotland — Named in case documents
Published Reports
William Morison, The Decisions of the Court of Session (1811), pg. 8282, , pg. App. Part 1, No. 1
