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Peter Ramsay, Andrew Wilson, and others v. Thomas Martin and others — Memorial, 12 Dec 1766

Date
12 Dec 1766
Type
Memorial
Case
Peter Ramsay and Others, Councillors and Burgesses of Pittenweem v. Andrew Martin and Others
Author
John MacLaurin, Lord Dreghorn
Length
47 pages
Repository
University of Virginia Law Library (Special Collections)
Container
UVALL Box 01
Abstract
AI-generated
December 12, 1766 Memorial of the respondents, arguing that the election should not be reduced as no bribe was actually received, only intended and abandoned.
← Peter Ramsay, Andrew Wilson, John Brown, Robert Dick, James Nairn, Colin Fowler, and John Henderson v. Thomas Martin and others — Memorial, 10 Dec 176610 of 12 in this casePeter Ramsay, Andrew Wilson, Robert Dick, John Brown, James Nairn, Colin Fouler, and John Henderson v. Thomas Martin, James Balleardie, William Morison, William Tait, James Martin junior, James Martin senior, William Martin, A… — Answers, 14 Jan 1767 →

People in this document

  • John MacLaurin, Lord Dreghorn
  • John Durkie
  • George Darsie

Subjects

  • Debt
  • Aliment
  • Succession
  • Election contest
  • Oath
  • Creditor
  • Bribery
  • Mala Fides

Places mentioned

  • Edinburgh
  • Pittenweem
  • Scotland
  • London
  • Anstruther
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