1832
SuccessionDebtCreditorLegacyDispositionAlimentDavid and Henry Lillie pursued Mrs. Lillie or Smith and others to prove the tenor of a holograph letter written by Miss Margaret Seton that their sister Catherine Lillie had destroyed, asserting that the letter directed legacies to them. The defenders denied that the letter contained any such bequests in favor of the pursuers. The pursuers lodged a revised condescendence and note of pleas in law, the defenders answered, and the pursuers subsequently led proof regarding the contents of the destroyed letter.AI-generated
Documents in this case (3)
- David Lillie and Henry Lillie v. Mrs Margaret Lillie or Smith and Others — Condescendence, 14 Jan 1832 [2]January 14, 1832 Revised Condescendence and Note of Pleas in Law by David Lillie and Henry Lillie, asserting their right to prove the tenor of a holograph letter destroyed by their sister Catherine Lillie
- Hope-collection----33-vol-189 unsorted seg262, 1832January 21, 1832 Answers by Mrs M. Lillie and Others to the argument of D. & H. Lillie, denying that a letter by Miss Seton directed legacies to the pursuers
- David Lillie and Henry Lillie v. Mrs Margaret Lillie or Smith and Others — State, 6 Sep 1832September 6, 1832 State of the Proof of David Lillie and Henry Lillie against Mrs Margaret Lillie or Smith and others, asserting the tenor of a destroyed holograph letter by Miss Margaret Seton
People & places in this case
People involved
- John Tweedie — Advocate for Party
- Charles Hay, of Newton, Lord Newton — Lord Ordinary
Places
- Glasgow (principal)
- Grangemouth
- Edinburgh
- Kirkcudbright
- Scotland