Scottish Court of Session Decisions

Subject_1 DECISIONS of the LORDS OF COUNCIL AND SESSION, reported by SIR ALEXANDER GIBSON, OF DURIE.

Stuart
v.
Sir George Hume

Date: 21 Feb 1624

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In an action betwixt Stuart and Sir George Hume,—the Lords preferred and admitted the answer of a person's majority, against an allegeance of that person's minority; which was repelled, albeit he who alleged minority produced an extract out of the minister's books, of the time of the baptism of the person whose age was controverted, and, conform thereto, asserted also to prove that she was born at such a time particularly, whereby she would be found yet to be minor; which was repelled, because the party offered to prove majority by sufficient lawful probation; wherein he was preferred, as said is.

Act. Craig. Alt. Nicolson.

Page 112.