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Subject_1 LEGACY.
Date: Margaret Hamilton, Relict of Justice Meldrum,
v.
Mr William Grant, Advocate
13 February 1736
Case No.No. 2.
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Legacy left thus, “To the said J. M. L.1250 contained in an heritable bond granted by A. D. dated 24th June 1704, and in my sasine following thereon,” and thereafter in the same writing, “Item to W. G. L. 520, contained in another bond granted by the said A. D. to me dated 4th December 1702.” In fact, the heritable bond of L.1250 was only a corroboration of the L.520 bond and some other bonds; and in a competition between the two legatees, J. M. and W. G., this last legacy being the more special, as well as last, was found to derogate from the former, and W. G. was preferred for the whole L.520, and they were not proportionally abated. (See Dict. No. 22. p. 8064.)
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