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Munro v. Sinclair and Horne — Petition, 27 May 1796

Macdougal v. Duncan — Petition, 22 Nov 1791

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November 22, 1791 Petition of Alexander Macdougal, against Lord Alva's interlocutor, asking the Court to remit the decree of summary removing and damages

Archibald and James Robertson v. John Laird — Petition, 1 Jul 1790

Munro v. Sinclair and Horne

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University of Virginia Law Library (Special Collections)

Baird v. Thomson — Answers, 22 Dec 1796

Donald Macdonald of Ballifhare v. Captain Neil Macarthur — Memorial, 20 Dec 1791

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December 20, 1791 Memorial of D. Macdonald, arguing that as executor qua nearest of kin he holds a clear right to recover the balance of a debt due from Captain Neil Macarthur.

William Maxwell Morison

Name
William Maxwell Morrison
Occupation
Advocate
Biographical Info
Oxford DNB
Biographical Notes
Advocate, 20 July 1784. Son of James Morison; m. Sibella Stephan; Sheriff-Substitute Clackmannan 1787; Collector of Decisions; Remembered for monumental dictionary if decision of the court of session.
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Life Dates
- 1821

John Laird and Company v. Walter Grindlay — Answers, 14 Apr 1791

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April 14, 1791 Answers by Walter Grindlay, Farmer at Seabegs, and John Buchanan, Merchant in Greenock, his Mandatory, to the petition of John Laird and Company, Merchants in Greenock, responding to the claim that the defenders unlawfully possess the mills.

Baird v. Thomson — Petition, 25 Nov 1796

Baird v. Thomson

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University of Virginia Law Library (Special Collections)

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