Scottish Court of Session Decisions

Subject_1 DECISIONS of the LORDS OF COUNCIL AND SESSION. reported by ALEXANDER TAIT, CLERK OF SESSION, one of the reporters for the faculty.
Subject_2 FORM OF PROCESS.

Flockhart
v.
Steel

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In a process of scandal brought by Mr Flockhart before the Commissaries of Edinburgh, against Mr Steel, the Commissaries found:— “That the expression of was injurious to the pursuer; and therefore fined and amerciated the defender in the sum of L. 10 sterling, payable to the treasurer of the Royal Infirmary; but, in the event of the defender appearing in Court, and judicially signing the palinode hereunto annexed, restricted the fine to 10s. sterling,”&c.

The palinode was in these words:—“Whereas I, George Steel, have been convicted, by sentence of the Commissaries of Edinburgh, of injuring the character of John Flockhart, by calling him in manner mentioned in their interlocutor, dated ; therefore I hereby do, in obedience to said interlocutor, acknowledge that what I so said was injurious to Mr Flockhart's character; and I beg pardon of God,—of the said John Flockhart, and of all good men, for my said injury.”