Agnes Dover, pursuer, alleged that she had made a verbal agreement with Thomas Forsyth regarding a parcel in the village of Glenluce. Under this agreement, Dover would transfer her right to the parcel in exchange for a sale price and payment of a feu duty associated with the property. According to Dover, Forsyth paid part of the sale price and began building a house on the parcel, but he became bankrupt before the house was completed; Forsyth failed to pay the balance of the price or the feu duty. Dover sued Forsyth to recover either the money Forsyth allegedly owed her or, in the alternative, possession of the parcel. In response, the factor on Forsyth’s sequestrated estate argued that Dover should be required to pay for the improvements Forsyth made to the property.
Documents in this case (1)
- Dover v. Forsyth — Petition, 23 Jul 1784July 23, 1784 Petition of Cha. Brown asking the Court to alter the interlocutor declaring the property belongs to the pursuer only if she pays for meliorations made by the common debtor
People & places in this case
People involved
- Agnes Dover — Pursuer
- Thomas Forsyth — Defender
- Charles Broun, Of Colstoun — Advocate for Pursuer
- James Burnett, Lord Monboddo — Lord Ordinary
- John Dalrymple, Earl of Stair — Named in case documents
- John Kevern — Named in case documents
Agnes Dover, pursuer, alleged that she had made a verbal agreement with Thomas Forsyth regarding a parcel in the village of Glenluce. Under this agreement, Dover would transfer her right to the parcel in exchange for a sale price and payment of a feu duty associated with the property. According to Dover, Forsyth paid part of the sale price and began building a house on the parcel, but he became bankrupt before the house was completed; Forsyth failed to pay the balance of the price or the feu duty. Dover sued Forsyth to recover either the money Forsyth allegedly owed her or, in the alternative, possession of the parcel. In response, the factor on Forsyth’s sequestrated estate argued that Dover should be required to pay for the improvements Forsyth made to the property.
