1838–1841
PrescriptionInterlocutorAgentWitnessDebtProcessAlexander Dick Junior sought suspension of a Glasgow magistrates' decree enforcing payment of £26:15:2 against him, alleging procedural and evidentiary flaws in the underlying action and disputing the law account charges, including a contested item dated April 1830. The litigation proceeded with challenges regarding procedural irregularities in proof, culminating in the Court's rejection of pleas of prescription and incompetence of bill, upholding the account as valid and awarding expenses against Dick as suspender. Dick subsequently petitioned to suspend William Richardson concerning disputed authorship and possession of legal documents arising from prior Richardson & Porter cases.AI-generated
Documents in this case (4)
- Alexander Dick Junior v. William Richardson — Bill of Suspension, 1838Alexander Dick Junior seeks suspension of a Glasgow magistrates' decree against him for £26:15:2 plus interest and costs, alleging procedural and evidentiary flaws in the underlying action.
- Alexander Dick, Junior v. William Richardson — Reasons, 13 Dec 1839Alexander Dick, Junior, challenges suspension against William Richardson over disputed law account charges, including contested item dated April 1830 and procedural irregularities in proof.
- Alexander Dick, Junior v. William Richardson — Reclaiming Note, 4 Dec 1840Court rejects plea of prescription and incompetence of bill, upholds account as valid and orders expenses against suspender.
- Alexander Dick, Junior v. William Richardson — Additional Appendix to Reclaiming Note, 12 Jan 1841Alexander Dick Junior seeks to suspend William Richardson over disputed authorship and possession of legal documents from prior Richardson & Porter cases.
People & places in this case
People involved
- Sir Alexander Dick — Party
- Robert White, of Fenchurch Buildings — Party
- Charles Neaves, Lord Neaves — Advocate for Party
- James Simpson — Advocate for Party
- Henry cockburn, Lord Cockburn — Lord Ordinary
- Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank — Lord Ordinary
- Sir James Moncreiff, Lord Moncreiff — Lord Ordinary
- Robert Laing — Named in case documents
- Alexander Morton, of Chapel — Named in case documents
- George Watson — Named in case documents
