Miss Smellie v. Lord Corehouse — Reclaiming Note, 8 Jan 1835
Abstract
Pursuer seeks to recover unpaid wages for domestic service, but Lord Ordinary upholds triennial prescription barring claim.
Minute for Janet Watson and husband, compearers.—Given Mr. Barr.—Paisley, 2d January 1830. Revised Answers for urger.
Abstract
Defender seeks to bar wages claim by showing services ceased before summons, with statutory interpretation on prescription.
Alexander Watson v. Ann and Isobel Watsons — State of the Process, 3 Jan 1834
Abstract
Pursuer seeks to prove succession to Alexander Watson's estate, challenging defenders' claim and citing witnesses and documents; defenders argue pursuer failed to examine key witnesses despite being informed of their locations and unavailability.
Alexander Watson v. Ann Watson and Isobel Watson — Report, 3 Jan 1834
Abstract
Pursuer demands proof of defenders' fraudulent lineage and agent collusion; havers offer scant docs, citing confidentiality and irrelevance.
Alexander Watson v. Ann and Isobel Watsons — Report, 3 Jan 1834
Abstract
Pursuer Alexander Watson seeks reduction against his sisters and their husbands, with additional proof submitted and contested through correspondence and court minutes spanning 1827–1830.
Alex. Watson v. Ann & Isobel Watsons — Interlocutor, 15 Feb 1834
Abstract
Court allows pursuer to present evidence challenging defenders' claimed pedigree as fraudulent and collusive, relevant to credibility of their evidence.
APPENDIX. No. I. CERTIFIED EXTRACTS from the MARRIAGE REGISTER of the Parish of Perth—(No. 49 of Process.)
Abstract
Certified extracts from Perth marriage and mortality records confirm lineage and deaths of Watson family members, including Robert Watson’s 1800 murder and age-related death.
Alexander Watson v. Anne and Isobel Watsons — Proof, 15 Aug 1832
Abstract
Pursuer claims inheritance via witness testimony and historical records, countering defenders’ assertion of superior familial succession rights.
Alexander Watson v. Anne and Isobel Watsons — Proof, 18 Jan 1833
Abstract
Defenders allowed supplementary proof of propinquity; pursuer granted conjunct probation; commission issued to advocate for proof-taking in Edinburgh by May 15.
Alexander Watson v. Ann Watson, Spouse of William Glass, and Isobel Watson, Spouse of George M'Cash — Complainers' Case
Abstract
Pursuer seeks to invalidate defenders' service claiming nearer heirship to deceased Alexander Watson, based on fraud and concealment.
