James Sword, Alexander Drysdale and Others v. Duncan Kennedy — Replies, 9 Jul 1819
Abstract
Creditors petition to remove trustee Duncan Kennedy, arguing majority vote was valid under bankruptcy statute.
Petition — J. Sword for Appointment of Meeting to choose a New Trustee [2]
Abstract
Creditors petition to remove trustee Duncan Kennedy and appoint a new one after a creditor meeting showed majority support for removal.
APPENDIX. Convened the Trustee and Commissioners on the Estate of CHARLES WALKER, Merchant in Glasgow.
Abstract
Walker offers £5400 in two installments to creditors, secured by cautioners, with trustee retaining property until paid; commissioners reject offer as inadequate.
George Sinclair and Others v. James Anderson — Answers, 15 Dec 1819
Abstract
James Anderson rejects petitioners' challenge to trustee's authority and creditor vote validity in Charles Walker's sequestrated estate.
William Charles Kerr and Others v. Johan Letzer and Company — Bill of Suspension, 1804
Abstract
Underwriters seek to suspend an Admiralty decree against Dutch merchants, arguing foreign plaintiffs lack wartime jurisdictional standing in Scottish courts.
James Miller junior v. George Brown — Answers, 6 Jun 1818
Abstract
George Brown, trustee of William Murray's sequestrated estate, files answers to James Miller's petition alleging misconduct and statutory non-compliance.
Reclaiming Petition — Fife Banking Company against Lord Alloway's Interlocutor
Abstract
Fife Banking Co. seeks to reclaim interlocutors for expenses resisting consignation of disputed funds, claiming resistance was solely by Chalmers & Co. trustees, not the bank.
APPENDIX. Excerpt from TRUST-DISPOSITION executed by Thomas Chalmers and Company; dated 6th March 1811.
Abstract
Debtors assign real and personal property to trustees to secure 12s. 6d. per pound composition for creditors.
Petition — James Carrick against Inner-House Interlocutor
Abstract
Petitioner contests sequestration, claiming it was oppressive and wrongly labeled him a Scottish debtor when he was a West India merchant.
James Carrick v. James Martin and Company — Duplies, 17 Dec 1818
Abstract
Respondent challenges petitioners' fraudulent sequestration attempt based on a spurious debt claim from a dissolved partnership, asserting his domicile and trade were in Martinique, not Scotland.
