Contract or covenant.
Definition source
Kinnear, J. B., Digest of House of Lords Cases Decided on Appeal from Scotland, 1709-1864 — Glossary of Scottish Law Terms (Edinburgh, 1865). Public domain.
Legal Subject: Obligations |
| Case | Date | Legal Subject | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella Clerk, and her Tutor ad litem v. Sir George Clerk, and his Tutor-at-law | 1799 | Aliment, Succession, Mala Fides, Marriage, Representation, Obligations | Isabella Clerk sued for financial support from her brothers John and Sir George on the grounds that they were obligated to provide for her. Sir George claimed that natural law did not compel him to support siblings, but only his parents and children. |
| Mrs. Julian (Steel) Porterfield v. Boyd Porterfield | 1770 | Marriage, Contract, Obligations, Liferent, Aliment, Deed | Defender Julian Steel was married to William Porterfield, the uncle of pursuer Boyd Porterfield. William Porterfield died without children, leaving Boyd Porterfield as his only heir. The marriage contract between Steel and Porterfield stipulated that, should Steel survive her husband, Steel would receive an annuity of 2,000 merks and a dwelling house (or the financial equivalent) from the Porterfield estate. Following the death of William Porterfield, Steel and Boyd Porterfield entered into a contract regarding rents from the lands of the estate. Steel alleged that she should have received more from the rents from the lands. |
Documents discussing this subject (36)
- Alexander Buchanan v. Mrs. Isabella Lowis and Ninian Lowis — Bill of Advocation, 24 Jan 1812 [2]
- ANSWERS FOR THE DEFENDERS. TO THE STATEMENT in the MINUTE for the Pursuers.
- Answers — Ans.—Mrs Christian Pirnie, to Pet.—Alexander Macritchie. Brodie & Imlach, W.S. Respondent's Agents
- APPENDIX. BOND of CORROBORATION referred to on Page 5th of the preceding Petition.
- APPENDIX. Copy Resolution of Carron Company, No. 545. 1st June 1772. Extract of Carron Company's Entries of forfeited Stock, 30th June 1772.
- APPENDIX. EXTRACTS from the Minutes of the Freeholders of Kincardine, regarding the Claims of the Honourable CHARLES FLEEMING, and WILLIAM GEORGE ADAM, Esq.
- APPENDIX. No. I. LETTER of GUARANTEE by Messrs Steel Nisbet & Co. to Messrs Wilhelm & Jan Willink, Amsterdam.
- APPENDIX. TACK between JAMES READ YEAMAN, Esq. and PETER GILRUTH.
- Carron Company v. Mess. Francis Garbet and Company, and Peregrine Cust — Condescendence
- Cunningham and Simpson v. Sir George Home, Baronet, and the Commissioners for raising Seamen at the Port of Leith — Answers, 8 Dec 1795
- Dr William Park of Langlands, v. Robert Craig in Barkip — Petition, 9 Jul 1771
- Earl of Traquaire; Sir James Grant Suttie of Prestongrange and Balgone, Bart.; Robert Nutter Campbell, Esq. of Kailzie; William Allan, Esq. of Glen; William Steuart, Es... v. Charles Balfour Scott — Defences, 3 Apr 1834
- Edmonstone v. Tweedale — Answers, 19 Feb 1772
- Elizabeth Hogg v. David Stoddart and William Brown — Petition and Complaint, 1 Jun 1805
- James Corbett Porterfield v. George Gardner — Bill of Suspension, 1829
- James Nish v. Sir William Maxwell of Monreith and other Freeholders of Wigtonshire — Replies, 29 May 1806
- James Waddel v. Mrs Margaret Patterson or Waddel — Duplies, 5 Oct 1837
- John Alexander Higgins v. Sir Thomas Livingstone, Bart., and Archibald Ferrier — Answers, 12 Jan 1808 [2]
- John and Alexander Stewarts of Balnakeillie, and Robert Edie v. Laurence Buchan — Answers, 18 Jul 1780
- John Campbell, Tertius, Writer to the Signet, Trustee for His Grace the Duke of Montrose, and Others, Trustees on the Turnpike-Road leading from Stirling to Drymen-Bridge v. William Murray of Touchadam, Esq. — Answers, 3 Mar 1808
- John Gardyne v. The Royal Bank of Scotland — Opinions of Consulted Judges, 7 Mar 1851
- John Hamilton and Mandatory v. William Brown — Pleas in Law, 5 Dec 1837
- John Murdoch and James Millar v. Alexander Home and Alexander Scott — Answers, 26 Oct 1772
- Petition — The Carron Company
- Petition — the Distillers of Corn Spirits in North Britain [2]
- Rec. Note—Sir W. M. Napier & Others against Lord Cockburn's Interlocutor
- Reclaiming Petition — William Kerr against an Inner-House Interlocutor
- RESPONDENTS' STATEMENT of FACTS, AND ANSWERS by the Pursuers thereto.
- Robert Crawford Cumming v. James Brown — Condescendence, 1856
- Sir George Clerk of Pennycuick and John Clerk of Eldin v. Isabella Clerk — memorial, 1 Feb 1799
- Thomas Hislop v. James Walker and Others — Appendix, 12 Dec 1820
- Thomas Laurie and others v. Eliza Campbell and Andrew Campbell — Reclaiming Note, 18 Dec 1829
- Thomas Laurie, & Others v. Eliza Campbell and Andrew Campbell — Reclaiming Petition, 18 Dec 1829
- Thomas Laurie, & others v. John Gordon Campbell, and Andrew Campbell — Reclaiming Note, 18 Dec 1829
- William Hart v. John and James Naesmith — Petition, 7 Aug 1775
- William Mackenzie and John Lawson v. William Park — Condescendence, 5 Apr 1764
