Scottish Court of Session Decisions

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

John Leslie
v.
John Dickson

Date: 10 February 1642

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Mr John Leslie being retoured heir to his umquhile brother, Colonel George Leslie, with concourse of the executors of the said umquhile Colonel, gives in a supplication, craving some bonds belonging to the umquhile Colonel, which was consigned in John Dickson's hands as clerk, to be given up to them by him; and the executors to the said umquhile Colonel's relict alleging, that this summary order could not be sustained by way of supplication, but ought to abide an ordinary pursuit, by way of action, that all parties having interest might be called; likeas they, as having special interest, compear, and allege, that, if they were cited, they would answer that the relict has right to the half of the bonds and sums therein, there being no bairns on life betwixt them: Notwithstanding whereof the Lords ordained thir bonds to be given up to the supplicants by the clerk, upon inventory.

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