| Clark v. Bell |
1802
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Statute of limitations, Literary Property, Copyright |
Andrew Bell, an engraver, included pages from James Clark's book in the Encyclopedia Britannica without permission. James Clark claimed that he had the copyright to the information, but Bell argued that the statute of limitations had expired on the claim. The case had originally been heard by a Lord Ordinary who had required Bell to return the pages to Clark. However, Bell appealed the statute of limitations issue to the higher court, which agreed with him that it was possible Clark's claim to the material had expired. As a result, the case was remanded to the Lord Ordinary to reconsider the penalty he had imposed requiring Bell to return the pages to Clark.
Note: Clark is indexed as "Clerk" in the digest. |
| James Russel v. James Fairie |
1791
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Debt, Prescription, Bill of Exchange, Interlocutor, Statute of limitations, Oath |
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| Martin and Ker v. Robertsons |
1792
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Debt, Prescription, Statute, Statute of limitations, Creditor, Aliment |
Martin and Ker pursued a debt claim against Robert Robertson, a minor, and his tutors, who defended by asserting that prescription barred the action under the 1579 statute, requiring the creditors to prove the debt and its unpaid status beyond three years. Based on the single document cataloged for this case. |
| Sym v. King |
1796
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Debt, Prescription, Statute of limitations, Bill of Exchange, Trustees, Creditor |
Sym pursued King to compel production of vouchers for payments the defender claimed to have made to creditors of his deceased son James King. King resisted by pleading prescription to bar action on a 1782 bill, citing a thirteen-year lapse and the debtor’s post-due assurances. |
