Mrs Magdalene Barberie De La Motte v. Sir William Jardine — Information
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Mrs De La Motte sues Sir William Jardine for suborning witnesses to fabricate adultery evidence in her 1786 divorce case.
Charles Steuart Lindsay v. John Shoolbred — Memorial, 15 May 1792
Abstract
May 15, 1792 Memorial of Charles Steuart Lindsay, arguing that his half-pay is not assignable to creditors and that Mr Shoolbred's claim to it is ineffectual
Sir William Jardine v. Mrs Magdalene Barberie De la Motte — Information, 19 Jun 1797
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June 19, 1797 Information of Sir William Jardine, Baronet, arguing that the indictment against him for subornation is invalid, as the witnesses he sought to examine were not improperly influenced and the evidence against him is circumstantial and conclusive.
Captain William Jardine of Applegirth v. Barbarie de la Motte — Proof, 27 Sep 1786
Abstract
September 27, 1786 Proof adduced by both parties in the process of divorce, at the instance of Captain William Jardine of Applegirth, against Barbarie de la Motte.
John Shoolbred v. Captain Charles Steuart Lindsay — Memorial, 5 Jan 1792
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January 5, 1792 Memorial of John Shoolbred, Merchant in London, Trustee for the Creditors of Captain Charles Steuart Lindsay, arguing that the suspender must assign L. 40 per annum from his half-pay as ordered by the Court
James Russell v. James Fairie — Answers, 23 Jun 1791
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June 23, 1791 Answers by James Fairie, Merchant in Irvine, to the petition of James Russell, Shipmaster in Saltcoats, responding to the argument that partial payments marked on the bill preserve it from prescription.
James Russel v. James Fairie — Petition, 3 Jun 1791
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June 3, 1791 Petition of James Russell asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor against Lord Eskgrove's ruling on prescription of a bill
The Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Town-Council of the City of Edinburgh v. John Ramsay, Esq; of Kinkell, and Misses Janet and Katharine Ramsays — Information, 12 Nov 1792
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November 12, 1792 Information of the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Town-Council of Edinburgh, arguing that the pursuers' claim for damages is incompetent and premature under statute
