Scottish Court of Session Decisions

Subject_1 BILL OF EXCHANGE.
Subject_2 DIVISION II.

The Porteur's Action against the Person upon whom the Bill is Drawn.
Subject_3 SECT. II.

Extraordinary Privileges of Bills.

Neilson
v.
Russel

Date: 14 February 1734
Case No. No 95.

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An arrester of a sum in the hands of the acceptor of a bill, was preferred to an onerous indorsee; because the bill not being signed by the drawer, at the date of the arrestment, was considered, to have no privilege.——Lord Kames has written this notandum upon the petition for the indorsee, ‘Upon enquiry, I find the custom of merchants is otherwise.’ See The particulars, voce Blank Writ.

See No 34. p. 1435. Session Papers in Advocates' Library.