Mrs Belinda Edwards v. Misses Belinda and Georgiana Harriet Colebrooke — Answers, 6 Apr 1815
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Answers by Misses Belinda & Georgiana Harriet Colebrooke and Richard Mackenzie to the petition of Mrs Belinda Edwards, asserting that the petitioner's claim for annuity is void and her management of the estates was improper.
APPENDIX. No. I. DISPOSITION and SETTLEMENT by George Colebrooke, Eſq; dated 5th February 1808.
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George Colebrooke's 1808 will settles Scottish lands on male heirs, then daughters, brothers, and general heirs, with revocation power, and provides £800 annuity to wife with penalties and revocation rights.
Petition — Mrs Belinda Edwards, Widow of the deceased Colonel George Colebrooke of Castle-Douglas, now Spouse of John Taaffe, Esq; of Smannore Castle, in the County of Louth, Ireland
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Mrs Edwards petitions to overturn Lord Alloway's interlocutor, seeking full annuity of £1200 from her late husband’s Scottish estates, arguing the settlement’s burdens do not restrict her claim.
Mrs B. Taaffe v. James Gibson — Answers, 28 Jan 1815
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Answers by James Gibson, Miss Hannah Watt, James Balfour, Thomas Adcock Grindall, Messrs Wimburn, Collett and Wimburn, and James Aylings to the petition of Mrs Belinda Taaffe, asserting that legal diligence is necessary and lawful against a debtor who has not settled her debts.
Petition — Mrs Belinda Taaffe, Spouse of John Taaffe, Esq; and Widow of the late George Colebrooke, Esq; of Crawford Douglas; and of Walter Cook, Writer to the Signet, her Curator ad litem against Lord Alloway's Interlocutors
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Mrs Taaffe seeks to quash interlocutors allowing debt adjudication against her annuity, claiming it’s her sole livelihood and creditors’ claims are invalid or excessive.
APPENDIX. No. I. LETTER—Andrew Adamson to Messrs. John Fergus and Son, Kirkaldy.
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Claimants seek indemnity for general average loss on stranded ship Adventure (1801), citing agent misconduct and disputed docs.
Walter Fergus v. James Smith, Gilbert Bertram, Thomas Smith, Martin Morrison, and John Young — Answers, 8 Sep 1814
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Respondent Walter Fergus seeks relief from petitioners for unpaid general average contribution on cargo loss, after brokers settled particular averages on ship and freight in 1802.
Petition — James Smith against Lord Craigie's Interlocutor
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Petitioners seek credit for already-paid general average against future shipowner liability after cargo owners’ settlement was later pursued.
James Brown v. John Goodwin — Answers, 12 Dec 1814 [2]
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John Goodwin, trustee of Robert Waddell’s sequestrated estate, defends against James Brown’s petition to recover unpaid sequestration expenses, arguing creditors must share deficiency based on statutory joint liability.
