Scottish Court of Session Decisions

Subject_1 DECISIONS of the LORDS OF COUNCIL AND SESSION reported by SIR ROBERT SPOTISWOODE OF PENTLAND.
Subject_2 Such of the following Decision as are of a Date prior to about the year 1620, must have been taken by Spotiswoode from some of the more early Reporters. The Cases which immediately follow have no Date affixed to them by Spotiswoode.

Cunningham
v.
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Date: 10 March 1627

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The Lords would not sustain a summons of exhibition at the instance of one Cunningham, for a writ made to his grandfather, and to whom he was apparent heir, without condescending any further upon any particulars, viz. that he was heir or apparent heir to his father or grandfather, who were, &c. In reasoning, it was thought hard that exhibition should be sustained at an apparent heir's instance, attour year and day, within which time there is reason for the granting of it, to the end that the apparent heir may advise whether he will enter or not.

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