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William Scott challenges a Justices' judgment upholding a local ale tax, arguing the tax does not apply to beer consumed by naval forces in Leith Roads outside the statutory district.

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Trustee Charles Selkrig challenges brokers’ re-insurance actions on Hay Smith’s sequestrated estate, insisting premiums must go to creditors, not insured parties.

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Petition of Pitcairn and Scott, James Haig & Co. William Gallaway, and Others, Insurance-Brokers in Edinburgh and Leith, asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor

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Brokers re-insure risks for Hay Smith’s estate; Baird delays account delivery; Selkrig threatens legal action.

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Charles Selkrig, trustee, defends against petitioners’ reinsurance premium claim, asserting no consent was given and reinsurance was illegal under statute.

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Brokers re-insured risks for insolvent assured, debiting premiums to his account; trustee sued for unpaid original premiums.

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Petition of Pitcairn and Scott, James Haig, and Company, William Galloway, and Others, Insurance-Brokers in Edinburgh and Leith, asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor

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Bankers altered a bill’s payment terms from 'on demand' to 'one day after date' to accrue interest, and pursued a former partner for repayment under the new terms.

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Walter Ewing, trustee for Murdoch, Robertson & Co., defends diligence against Rosina Lees' petition, asserting debt validity and priority over competing claim.

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Amendment to summons seeking payment of £1068 19s 7d plus interest from Mary Rodger and Daniel Brown, heirs to deceased partner John Rodger, in relation to a 1785 bill, with reservation of prior judgment.