Maitland Gibson seeks declaratory judgment and payment for canal route through his land, with terms including £7000 installments, £120/acre valuation, bridge, preserved watercourse, no spoil banks.
Answers by the defenders to the summons of declarator and payment, arguing that the Canal Company's payment of L.7000 was for land value and not a premium, and that the pursuers have no claim to the sum.
Pursuers, heirs of entail, claim £7000 paid by canal company must be paid into bank for lawful investment per 1827 Act, as Dame Helen Gibson and spouse refused to comply.
Archibald M'Allister, as creditor and charger, defends his heritable security against James Fulton, who claims estate rents under a trust deed without lawful authority.
James Fulton seeks to suspend an interim decree requiring him to pay Archibald M'Allister from trust property, citing invalid title, procedural flaws, and entitlement to credit for repairs.