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Kirk-Session of North Leith v. Heritors of North Leith — Information, 16 Apr 1812

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Kirk-Session of North Leith asserts exclusive control over parish funds and church-building authority, rejecting heritors’ feudal claims to manage them.

Trinity-House of Leith and its Members v. Dr Johnston and Others — Bill of Suspension, 10 Oct 1811

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Bill of Suspension by the TrinityHouse of Leith and its Members, against Dr Johnston and Others, seeking to suspend and interdict the sale of church land.

The Master and Assistants of the Trinity-House of Leith v. The Minister, Kirk-Session and Heritors of North Leith — Information, 10 Sep 1812

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Complainers allege the kirk-session unlawfully conveyed church land to minister without consent, depriving corporation of rights and inflating land value.

The Master & Assistants of the Trinity-House of Leith v. The Minister, Kirk-Session and Heritors of North Leith — Information, 10 Sep 1812

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Information of the Master and Assistants of the Trinity-House of Leith, arguing that the Minister, Kirk-Session, and Heritors of North Leith are liable for thirlage due to their failure to pay the assessed sum

Reverend Dr David Johnston v. Heritors of North Leith — Decreet, 13 Nov 1810

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Dr David Johnston seeks a declaratory decree affirming his right to the parish glebe against heritors who unlawfully interfered with its disposal.

The Rev. Dr David Johnston, the Presbytery of Edinburgh, and Kirk-Session of North Leith v. Trinity-House of Leith — Information, 16 Apr 1812

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Rev. Dr David Johnston and his church bodies argue the Trinity-House of Leith has no legal standing to suspend glebe land, which has been held for over a century and confirmed by Parliament and court.

Heritors of North Leith Parish v. Kirk-Session and Trinity-House of Leith — Appendix, 9 May 1807

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Herritors of North Leith seek declaratory judgment to assert sole right to sell old kirk and manse for new parish buildings, challenging claims by Kirk-Session, Trinity-House, and other corporations.

Petition — Trinity-House of Leith against Lord Polkemmet's Interlocutor

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Trinity-House of Leith seeks interdict against heritors’ plan to sell North Leith church, citing disputed fee-simple ownership and risk of legal chaos.

THE PETITION OF The Master and Assistants of the Trinity-House of Leith, in the County of Edinburgh, incorporated by Royal Charter.

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Petition of the Master and Assistants of the Trinity-House of Leith, against Lord Polkemmet's interlocutor

John Thomson and Captain John Rutherfoord v. Dr William Somerville — Answers, 13 Apr 1815

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Respondent answers petitions from John Thomson and Captain John Rutherford, challenging competency and merits after prolonged procedural delays and contested proof.

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