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In an action pursued by the Laird of Elphinston as donatar to the escheat of one Russel, who had tack set to him of certain lands by the Laird of Airth, which tack was set to himself, excluding assignees of any higher degree than himself;— the Lords found, that the tack ought to pertain to the donatar, notwithstanding that he was of higher degree.
