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Mess. Ramsay and Company v. The Honourable Mrs Janet Oliphant Murray — Information, 31 Jan 1807

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Information of Mess. Ramsay and Company, Merchants in Perth, arguing that the entail in question cannot be effectual against them, as it was never made real by infeftment and the estates are now in hereditate jacente of a person in fee-simple.

Petition — Mrs. Oliphant Murray against an Inner-House Interlocutor

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Petition of Mrs. Oliphant Murray, asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor concerning the entail of Pitheavelis and the lease to Messrs. Ramsay and Company.

ANS.—Mess. Ramsay & Co. TO THE PET.—Thomas Whitson, &c. James Buchan, W. S. Wm. Drysdale, W. S.} Agents. F. Clerk. ANSWERS

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Respondents answer petition challenging their leasehold rights on Pittheavlis lands, denying entail validity and asserting lease legality despite prior claims.

Petition — Thomas Whitson against an Inner-House Interlocutor

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Petition of Thomas Whitson and John Smyth asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor

APPENDIX. No. I. Extract Registered Tack betwixt John Lord Oliphant and John Ramsay and Company, dated 4th February 1779.

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Tack agreement between Lord Oliphant and John Ramsay and Company for 19 years on Pittheavlis lands with reservations, rent terms, renewal clauses, and arbitration provisions.

Thomas Whitson v. John Ramsay and Company — Information, 5 Sep 1805

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Defenders challenge validity of 1779 lease and renewal obligation on Pittheavlis lands, alleging statutory evasion under 1695 Act and defective title by apparent heir.

Thomas Whitson and John Smith v. John Ramsay and Company — Information, 17 Oct 1805

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Pursuers challenge a 31-year lease’s validity, claiming the entail’s condition for such a lease never existed, making it unenforceable.

Mrs Jean Welsh Maxwell and Lieutenant-Colonel William Newall v. Alexander Welsh — Answers, 18 Jun 1808 [3]

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Alexander Welsh defends his right to inherit Skarr estate under a 1742 entail, against Mrs Jean Maxwell’s claim as heir-at-law.

Mrs Jean Welsh Maxwell and Lieutenant-Colonel William Newall v. Alexander Welsh — Answers, 18 Jun 1808 [2]

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Alexander Welsh answers a petition by Mrs Jean Maxwell and Lt-Col William Newall seeking relief regarding property or status.

Petition — Mrs. J. Welsh Maxwell, and Lieut.-Col. W. Newall, Her Husband against Inner-House Interlocutor

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Petition of Mrs. Jean Welsh Maxwell, of Steelson, and Lieutenant-Colonel William Newall, her Husband, asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor

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