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Petition — December 4. 1810. Pet.—Andrew Douglas against Lord Robertson's Interlocutor [2]

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Andrew Douglas seeks reversal of judgment against him in grain sale case, alleging breach of instructions to sell immediately upon arrival.

Patrick Geddes v. John Osburn Brown — Answers, 5 Jul 1810

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John Osburn Brown, trustee, denies Patrick Geddes' claim to preference over Robert Smith's estate, arguing his heritable security, granted before the 1793 Act, is governed by the 1696 Act and thus invalid for post-seisin debts.

Petition — Patrick Geddes, Esq. in Sequestration, Robert Smith, Builder, Edinburgh

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Petition of Patrick Geddes asking the Court to permit his claim of preference over the sequestrated estate of Robert Smith, builder in Edinburgh, based on heritable security granted before the 1793 statute.

William Shirra v. John M'Nair — Answers, 11 Oct 1810

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Answers by John M'Nair, Agent for the Bank of Scotland at Greenock, to the petition of William Shirra, formerly Merchant in Greenock, now in Glasgow.

Petition — William Shirra against Lord Armadale's Interlocutor

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Petition of William Shirra asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor

William Brown v. James Campbell — Answers, 5 Jul 1810

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Respondent James Campbell seeks to have a bill of suspension against petitioner William Brown dismissed, arguing the debt is valid and fully enforceable under a later renewal bill.

Petition — William Brown against Lord Succoth's Interlocutor

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Petitioner seeks to void a bill charged by creditor’s brother, claiming a prior collusive letter invalidates the full claim.

Memorial — Mem. David Shaw, Esq; against the Administrators for the younger Children of C. Shaw, Esq; Memorialfor David Shaw, Esq; and Others. in the Process of Multiple-poinding, at the instance of the Trus- tees of the Late John Wright, Esq; again…

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Memorial by David Shaw and others seeking equitable distribution of trust estate under ambiguous settlement terms, challenging trustees' management in multiple-poinding suit.

APPENDIX. TRUST DISPOSITION and SETTLEMENT, by John Wright, Esq; deceased.

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John Wright’s trust names multiple trustees to manage land, debts, and personal effects, with bequests to family and conditional shares for grandchildren, including education/business uses and liability protections.

MEMORIAL FOR JOHN, CHARLES, PATRICK, THOMAS-GEORGE, ALEXANDER, WILLIAM-DALRYMPLE, JAMES, JEAN-WRIGHT, ANNA-WILHELMINA, and MARGARET-GRACE SHAW, the ten younger children of Charles

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Ten minor grandchildren seek equitable trust division, challenging trustees’ reserve for future children as violating the trust’s equal-share mandate.

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