John MacLaurin, Lord Dreghorn

Dates: 1734–?
Occupation: Advocate, Judge, Author

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Advocate, 3 August 1756. Eldest son of Colin MacLaurin and Anne Stewart; m. Esther Cunninghame. Raised to the bench, January 17, 1788.

Dreghorn, John Maclaurin, Lord, 1734-1796

Life Dates

1734 - 1796

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Case	Type	Document Title	Submitted	ID
Alexanders vs. Gordons	Duplies	Duplies for Mess. Cuthbert, James, and William Gordons, merchants in Leith, Respondents, to The Replies for Mess. Robert and William Alexanders, merchants in Edinburgh, Petitioners	25 Jan 1774	32776
Alexanders vs. Gordons	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable, The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of Cuthbert, James, and William Gordons, merchants in Leith	18 Feb 1774	32776
Thomas Buchanan v. John Adam	Information	Information for John Adam, son and heir of the deceased Thomas Adam in Mains of Bandalloch, Defender, against Thomas Buchanan of Boquhan, Writer in Glasgow, Pursuer	19 Jul 1775	13076
Ritchie, Trustee of Logan v. Brown	Information	Information for James Brown, Glover in Edinburgh, Defender, a Creditor of Peter Logan, Mason there, against Alexander Ritchie, Writer to the Signet, Edinburgh, Truestee for the Creditors of the said Peter Logan	23 Jun 1795	35681

Associated Cases

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Case	Role	Date
Alexander Stewart v. John Isat	Advocate for Defender	1775
Archibald Cooper v. Sir William Maxwell	Advocate for Respondent	1775
Baird v. Allan and Steuart	Lord Ordinary	1793
Cunninghams v. Alexander Cunningham	Advocate for Pursuer	1778
Kempt v. Liddell	Advocate for Defender	1771
Lieutenant-Colonel James St Clair v. Miss Jean Alexander of Rosebank	Advocate for Defender	1776
Murdoch et. al v. Magistrates of Port-Glasgow	Advocate for Defender	1778
Murray v. McNaught	Lord Ordinary	1799
Robert Fram and Others v. The Magistrates of Dumbarton	Advocate for Pursuer	1786
Simon Berard v. Robert Hunter	Lord Ordinary	1793

Documents Authored

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Title	Type	Document Title	Submitted
Edmonstone v. Tweedale	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of James Edmonstone, Farmer at Nether-Williamston	9 Mar 1772
Scrimgeour and Son v. Alexander and Sons	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable, the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of William Alexander and Sons Merchants in Edinburgh	15 Jan 1772
Magistrates and Town-Council of the Burgh of Pittenweem v. Robert and William Alexanders, Thomas Martin, and Others	Answers	Answers for Thomas Martin, and others, to the Petition of the Magistrates and Town-Council of Pittenweem	4 Jan 1772
Kempt v. Liddell	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of David Liddell Merchant in Leith	14 Jun 1771
More and Irvine v. Gibson	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of Messrs. More and Irvine Merchants in Gottenburgh, and Robert Monro Vintner in Cupar	17 Jul 1770
Robert Alexander v. James Chrystie	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of Robert Alexander, Esq; Merchant in Edinburgh	20 Feb 1767
David Fowler v. Andrew Reid	Memorial and Abstract of the Proof	Memorial and Abstract of the Proof for Andrew Reid, Andrew Boyter, and Alexander Reid, Bailies of the Borough of Kilrenny; Alexander Paton, Treasurer; Alexander Wedderburn, Esq; William Alexander, Esq; James Edie, David Watson, Thomas Smart, George Lothian, James Boyter, William Fouler, William Brown, and James Waddel, all Counsellors of the said Borough for the present Year, and John Oliphant a Counsellor of that Borough for last Year; against David Fouler, late one of the Bailies, and James Millar, late one of the Counsellors of the said Borough	18 Feb 1766
Hunter v. Robb, &c	Answers	Answers for Robert Robb, John Brown, and William Boyter, Bailies; Walter Thomson, Treasurer; Alexander Wedderburn, Esq; William Innes, Robert Peattie, Robert Bisset, George Colvill, John Thomson, William Miller, and Patrick Burn, Counsellors of the Borough of Anstruther-Wester for the current year; to the Petition and Complaint of Robert Hunter, Land-surveyor of the Customs at Anstruther, and late Bailie of Anstruther-Wester, William Thomson, Officer of the Customs, and also late Bailie there, Counsellors virtute officii of said Burgh for the current Year, and James Boyter Wright, Burgess of Anstruther-Wester, and a Counsellor of the said Borough last Year	14 Dec 1765
Peter Ramsay and Others, Councillors and Burgesses of Pittenweem v. Andrew Martin and Others	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of Thomas Martin, and others, Magistrates and Counsellors of Pittenweem	3 Jul 1766
Peter Ramsay and Others, Councillors and Burgesses of Pittenweem v. Andrew Martin and Others	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of Thomas Martin, and others, Magistrates and Counsellors of Pittenweem	23 Jul 1766
Peter Ramsay and Others, Councillors and Burgesses of Pittenweem v. Andrew Martin and Others	Answers	Answers for Thomas Martin, and others, Magistrates and counsellors of Pittenweem; to The Petition of Peter Ramsay, Andrew Wilson, and others	16 Jul 1766
Peter Ramsay and Others, Councillors and Burgesses of Pittenweem v. Andrew Martin and Others	Memorial	Memorial for Thomas Martin and others, Magistrates and Counsellors of the Borough of Pittenweem, elected at Michaelmas 1765, Respondents; against Peter Ramsay, Andrew Wilson, and others, Complainers	12 Dec 1766
Peter Ramsay and Others, Councillors and Burgesses of Pittenweem v. Andrew Martin and Others	Answers	Answers for Thomas Martin, James Balleardie, William Morison, and William Tait, Bailies of the Borough of Pittenweem, James Martin junior, Treasurer of the said Borough; James Martin senior, William Martin, Alexander Anderson, Robert Ramsay, David Louson, David Bowman, Robert Stevenson, Alexander Hamilton, James Thomson, William Melvil, Thomas Davidson, Thomas Watson, Thomas Balleardie, Mr Robert Alexander, Mr William Alexander, Thomas Horsburgh senior, Thomas Horsburgh junior, Laurence Aitken, and John Tod, all Counsellors of the Borough of Pittenweem, elected at Michaelmas 1766; to The Petition and Complaint of Peter Ramsay, Andrew Wilson, Robert Dick, John Brown, James Nairn, Colin Fouler, and John Henderson	14 Jan 1767
Peter Ramsay and Others, Councillors and Burgesses of Pittenweem v. Andrew Martin and Others	Respondents' Case	The Respondents Case	19 Jan 1767
Alexander Young and others v. Andrew Johnston and others	Memorial	Memorial for Alexander Young Stationer in Anstruther-Easter, George Darsie Shoemaker there, Thomas Smith Shoemaker there, Robert Bridges Baker there, all Counsellors of said Borough, for the Year preceding Michaelmas 1766; Robert Brown Merchant there, Thomas Scot Wheelwright there, and John Smith Watchmaker there, Pursuers; against Andrew Johnston of Rennyhill, and others, pretending to be elected Bailies, Treasurer, and Counsellors of said Borough of Anstruther-Easter, at Michaelmas 1765, Defenders	21 Jul 1767
Elizabeth Wallace v. William Gordon and Others	Answers	Answers for Mrs. Elizabeth Wallace; to the Petition of William, Marion and Helen Gordons, and of John Caicheon, Husband of the said Helen, for his Interest	18 Apr 1766
	Information	Information for the Presbytery of Paisley, Pursuers; against David Erskine writer to the Signet, Patron of the Parish of Erskine, Defender	28 Jun 1770
Scrimgeour and Son v. Alexander and Sons	Memorial	Memorial for Mess. William Alexander and Son, merchants in Edinburgh, Defenders, against James Scrimgeour and Son, merchants in Borrowstounness, Pursuers	28 Feb 1771
Thomas Buchanan v. John Adam	Information	Information for John Adam, son and heir of the deceased Thomas Adam in Mains of Bandalloch, Defender, against Thomas Buchanan of Boquhan, Writer in Glasgow, Pursuer	19 Jul 1775
Archibald Cooper v. Sir William Maxwell	Answers	Answers for Sir William Maxwell of Calderwood, Baronet, to The Petition of Archibald Cooper Tenant in Brankumhall	13 Jul 1775
Alexander Stewart v. John Isat	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable, The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of John Isat, Brewer in Gorbals of Glasgow	7 Jul 1773
Alexander Stewart v. John Isat	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable, The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of John Isat, Brewer in Gorbals of Glasgow	9 Feb 1774
Alexander Stewart v. John Isat	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable, The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of John Isat, Brewer in Gorbals of Glasgow	13 Jun 1775
Alexander Stewart v. John Isat	Answers	Answers for John Isat, Brewer in Gorbals of Glasgow, to The Petition of Alexander Stewart, collector of the impost of Glasgow	3 Aug 1775
Lieutenant-Colonel James St Clair v. Miss Jean Alexander of Rosebank	Information	Information for Miss Jean Alexander, daughter of the deceased Mr William Alexander, late Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Against Colonel James St Clair of St Clair	22 Jun 1776