11 Mar 1766
Election contestThe complainants in this case protested the borough election held in September 1765; the respondents were counsellors of the borough. Each side accused the other of being bribed by Sir John Anstruther or Robert Alexander, contestants for a seat in parliament.
Documents in this case (4)
- Robb — Answers, 14 Dec 1765December 14, 1765 Answer by the respondents to the complaint alleging bribery and corruption against Sir John Anstruther and seven respondents in the election of the boroughs of Wester-Anstruther
- Robert Hunter, William Thomson and James Boyter v. Robert Robb, John Brown, William Boyter, Walter Thomson, Alexander Wedderburn, William Innes, Robert Peatie, Robert Bisset, George Colvil, John Thomson, William Millar and Pa… — Memorial, 27 Sep 1766September 27, 1766 Memorial of the respondents, arguing that the complaint against them for bribery is groundless and vexatious
- Robb — Answers, 14 Jan 1767January 14, 1767 Information of defenders, arguing that an election made in 1766 cannot be invalidated by a hypothetical reduction of the prior 1765 election.
- Robert Hunter, William Thomson, and James Boyter v. Robert Robb and others — Election, 19 Jan 1767January 19, 1767 Case of the Respondents, arguing that the Complainers have no title to insist in the present process
People & places in this case
People involved
- Robert Hunter — Pursuer
- William Thomson — Pursuer
- James Boyter — Pursuer
- Robert Robb — Defender
- John Brown — Defender
- William Boyter — Defender
- Walter Thomson — Defender
- Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of Rosslyn — Defender
- William Innes — Defender
- Robert Peattie — Defender
- Robert Bisset — Defender
- George Colvill — Defender
- John Thomson — Defender
- William Miller — Defender
- Patrick Burn — Defender
- Robert Alexander, of Boghall and Blackhouse — Defender
- William Alexander, of Blackhouse — Defender
- David Loudon — Defender
- Alexander Boyter — Defender
- James Hay — Defender
- Sir Henry Erskine, of Alva and Clackmannan, Baronet — Named in case documents
- Sir John Anstruther, of Anstruther, Baronet — Named in case documents
- George Dawson — Named in case documents
Places
Where this case took place
The complainants in this case protested the borough election held in September 1765; the respondents were counsellors of the borough. Each side accused the other of being bribed by Sir John Anstruther or Robert Alexander, contestants for a seat in parliament.
Published Reports
William Morison, The Decisions of the Court of Session (1811), pg. 16769
