1796
Patrick Duff of Carnousie, with concourse of His Majesty's Advocate, charged Lieutenant James Fyfe with perjury, alleging that Fyfe had falsely sworn to possessing a nominal and fictitious freehold qualification for parliamentary voting. Fyfe defended by arguing that the estate in question—a liferent superiority—constituted a true and real estate in law, and therefore was not nominal or fictitious for the purposes of qualifying to vote.AI-generated
Documents in this case (2)
- Patrick Duff v. James Fyfe — Information, 14 May 1796May 14, 1796 Information of Patrick Duff of Carnousie, Esq, with concourse of his Majesty's Advocate, arguing that Lieutenant James Fyfe committed perjury by falsely swearing to a nominal and fictitious freehold qualifi…
- Lieutenant James Fyfe v. Patrick Duff of Carnousie — Information, 20 Jan 1796January 20, 1796 Information of defenders, arguing that a liferent superiority is a true and real estate in law, and therefore not nominal or fictitious for parliamentary voting purposes.
