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Subject_1 FRAUD.
Date: William Taylor
v.
Lord Braco
9 December 1747
Case No.No. 17.
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A Disposition by an apparent heir within year and day of his predecessor's death, contrary to 24th act 1661, was found void and null at the instance of a creditor of the predecessor's, though he had not done any diligence within the three years, (unanimously) agreeably to a precedent in Harcarse, subjoined to D. 144.* (See Dict. No. 8. p. 3128.)
* See Note from Castlehill's practicks, subjoined to the case Laird of Arniston against Lord Ballenden, March 1686, Dict. App. II. voce Heir-Apparent.
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