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Residuary legatee sues trustees for unpaid commission and disputed trust account; court denies commission due to low risk and orders balance held pending charge adjustment.

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Defendant John Watson seeks to reclaim expenses and commission from pursuers Robert Chalmers and James Duncan over trust-estate management.

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Pursuer seeks to realign action after defender George Ferrie’s death, seeking to add trustees and suspend proceedings pending consultation with mandatory.

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Pursuers challenge 1845 deed’s validity, claiming fraud, error, and unauthorized changes that undermined annuity rights and estate distribution.

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Defender denies ordering wheel and pinion, claims pursuers failed to deliver and overcharged account.

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Pursuers seek to establish ownership of ironworks; Defender contests wording of Issue and denies liability for damages without substantive action.

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Parties settle land and railway access claims via connections, £463 compensation, and discharge of all future claims except one tenant dispute.

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John Hamilton Colt claims compensation for land and damage from Caledonian Railway’s proposed line alterations, seeking settlement or court action.

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Pursuer seeks damages for land taken and railway interference; defenders deny liability, citing lack of notice, prior talks, and statutory compensation limits.

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Pursuer seeks relief from defenders for damages incurred in defending a separate action brought by Macdonald, alleging the defenders' refusal to restore railway connection caused Macdonald's loss.

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Robert Chalmers and James Duncan v. John Watson — Note of Advocation

Robert Chalmers v. John Watson — Reclaiming Note, 20 Mar 1858

Peter Ferrie and Spouse v. George Ferrie and Others — Minute, 20 Dec 1856

REVISED CONDESCENDENCE for Pursuers, and REVISED ANSWERS for Defenders.

III.—STATEMENT of FACTS for DEFENDER, WITH ANSWERS thereto for PURSUERS; IV.—PLEAS in LAW for Pursuers; V.—PLEAS in LAW for Defender; VI.—INTERLOCUTOR CLOSING RECORD.

Redpath, Brown, & Co. v. Alexander G. Mackenzie — 16 Mar 1858

John Hamilton Colt v. Caledonian Railway Company — Joint Minute, 1854

APPENDIX. No. I. A CORRESPONDENCE between the Agents of John Hamilton Colt, Esquire of Gartsherrie, and the Agents of the Caledonian Railway Company.

STATEMENT of FACTS for the Defenders, and ANSWERS thereto for the Pursuer.

John Hamilton Colt v. The Caledonian Railway Company — Reclaiming Note, 23 Feb 1858