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The Magistrates, Town-Council, and Community of Dumbarton v. The Magistrates and Town-Council of the City of Glasgow — Petition, 28 Nov 1771

Date
28 Nov 1771
Type
Petition
Case
The Magistrates, Town-Council, and Community of Dumbarton v. The Magistrates and Town-Council of the City of Glasgow
Author
Alexander Lockhart, Lord Covington
Length
14 pages
Repository
University of Virginia Law Library (Special Collections)
Container
UVALL Box 02
Abstract
AI-generated
November 28, 1771 Petition of the Magistrates and Town-council of Dumbarton, asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor
← The Magistrates, Town-council, and Community of the town of Dumbarton v. The Magistrates and Town-council of the city of Glasgow — Information, 25 Apr 17713 of 8 in this caseThe Magistrates, Town-Council, and Community of Dumbarton v. The Magistrates and Town-Council of the City of Glasgow — Answers, 4 Jan 1772 →

People in this document

  • Alexander Lockhart, Lord Covington
  • Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck

Subjects

  • Contract
  • Possession
  • Interlocutor
  • Warrandice
  • Process
  • Public Works
  • Act of Parliament

Places mentioned

  • Glasgow
  • Port Glasgow
  • Greenock
  • Dumbarton
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