Scottish Court of Session Decisions

Subject_1 DECISIONS of the LORDS OF COUNCIL AND SESSION, reported by ROBERT MACGILL, LORD FOORD.

Janet Lowsone
v.
Gilbert Jackesone

Date: 18 December 1649

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In the action of registration, Janet Lowsone against Gilbert Jackesone, the Lords sustained the action against the said Gilbert, as behaving himself as heir with the heirship goods of umquhile Thomas, contractor, his brother, who had lived thirteen or fourteen years after his father's decease, in the house with his mother: as likewise, sustained the same against the said Gilbert, as intromitter with the said umquhile Thomas his other moveables: notwithstanding, it was alleged, That he meld by tolerance of the mother, liferentrix; because it was offered to be proven, that he paid the servants' fees, hired them, coft and sold horse and nolt, &c. as dominus. It is to be noted, that this Lowsone was relict of a mid-brother, named William, for whom the said umquhile Thomas did contract with this poor woman.

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