Earl of Galloway v. Earl of Morton

Documents in this case (15)

• Earl of Galloway v. Earl of Morton — Rendering, 1757

  This version of the rendering appears just before State of the Process, 12 November 1757
• Earl of Galloway v. Earl of Morton — Stateofthe Process, 12 Nov 1757

  November 12, 1757 Memorial of the Pursuers in the Isles of Orkney and Zetland, arguing that the weights and instruments of weight used there have been unlawfully increased and must be restored to the original Norwegian …
• Earl of Galloway and others v. James Earl of Morton — Proof, 1 May 1758

  May 1, 1758: Earl of Galloway et al. claim Crown-rent unlawfully raised and weights/measures corrupted since 1710, demanding restoration to original eight-ounce Mark standard.
• Alexander Earl of Galloway, James Traill younger of Hobister, John Traill of Westness, and others v. James Earl of Morton — Memorial, 12 Jun 1758

  June 12, 1758 Memorial of the Defender, arguing that the Weights and Measures of Orkney have not been increased and should be upheld as immemorially used.
• Earl of Galloway v. Earl of Morton — Rendering, 1758

  This version of the rendering appears after Memorial for James Earl of Morton, 12 June 1758
• Alexander Earl of Galloway, John Traill of Westness, and others, Proprietors of Lands in the Islands of Orkney v. James Earl of Morton — Memorial, 13 Nov 1758

  November 13, 1758 Information of the defenders, arguing that the pursuers' insinuations about the Wadset of Orkney and Zetland are groundless and irrelevant to the present issue of whether the weights have been increase…
• Alexander, Earl of Galloway, and others v. James, Earl of Morton — Answers, 4 Dec 1758

  December 4, 1758 Information of the pursuers, arguing that the Defender's additional Memorial contains arguments not previously foreseen and that the Defender's counsel has adopted client passions
• Alexander Earl of Galloway v. James Earl of Morton — Case, 2 Jan 1759

  January 2, 1759 Complainers' Case of Alexander Earl of Galloway and other Udalmen and Land-holders of Orkney, against James Earl of Morton, asserting that the Crown-rents are unlawfully increased by augmented weights.
• Alexander Earl of Galloway v. James Earl of Morton — Case, 6 Jan 1759

  January 6, 1759 Information of defenders, arguing that the Weights used in Orkney have not increased since 1712 and that prior claims of increase are without foundation
• Earl of Galloway v. Earl of Morton — Memorial, 10 Feb 1759

  February 10, 1759 Memorial of the Udalmen and Proprietors of Lands in Orkney, arguing that the Crown-rents' weights must be reduced to their just standard derived from Norwegian customs
• Alexander Earl of Galloway, and others v. James Earl of Morton — Information, 16 Feb 1759

  February 16, 1759 Information of the defender, arguing that the Pursuers have no legal standing to demand regulation of Orkney's weights by Norwegian standards, as no such jurisdiction exists and the claim is baseless.
• Alexander Earl of Galloway and others v. James Earl of Morton — Remarks, 11 Jun 1759

  June 11, 1759 Information of the Pursuers, arguing that the Defender's assertions about weight increases and historical prices are inaccurate and unsupported by evidence.
• Earl of Galloway v. Earl of Morton — Petition, 5 Jul 1759

  July 5, 1759 Petition of the Petitioners asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor
• Alexander Earl of Galloway v. James Earl of Morton — Answers, 18 Jul 1759

  July 18, 1759 Answers by the Respondent to the Petition, responding that the Petitioners' claims are without foundation and that the Defender is assoilzied of the charges of undue weight increase and extortion.
• Alexander Earl of Galloway & others v. James Earl of Morton — State of the Process, 12 Nov 1757

  A manuscript index in William Craig's hand to the case documents contained in Earl of Galloway v. Earl of Morton