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Defenders assert the presentation of Reverend John Hunter as assistant and successor to Dr Simpson was lawful, necessary, and properly executed by the Town Council under its patronage rights.

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Adam Luke and others sought reduction of presentation favoring Rev. John Hunter as successor to Rev. Dr. Simpson in Tron Church, with Hunter and Magistrates defending; record closed with interlocutor and action at magistrates' instance.

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Answers by Mrs Anna Wedderburn Ogilvy and Peter Wedderburn Ogilvy, Esq., her Husband, responding to the defences or objections for James Lawson.

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Court considers whether 1830 statute limits shipowners' liability for cargo loss when cargo was hypothecated to fund ship repairs.

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Defenders deny existence of holograph letter by Miss Margaret Seton to Miss Catherine Lillie, claiming it was never written, never acknowledged, and destroyed unlawfully.

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Pursuers claim full indemnity for cargo lost due to master’s hypothecation, arguing statute limits apply only to embezzlement or misconduct, not to forced loans for ship repairs.

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Defenders claim immunity under 53 Geo. III. c. 159 for cargo loss due to master’s bottomry bond, without owner privity or fault.

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Pursuers claim cargo value and charges against vessel owners after bottomry bond sale; defenders invoke statute and master’s power to shield from liability.

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Defenders deny fault for failure to deliver cargo; claim shipmaster unilaterally granted bottomry bond in foreign port to fund repairs, leading to vessel and cargo sale by creditors.

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Defenders assert the 1814 lease sale to John Low was valid, with no grounds to challenge redemption rights or assignations, and the pursuer is bound by her author's admissions.