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Subject_1 TAILZIE.
Sir John Douglas
v.
David Douglas
1751 ,July 25 .
Case No.No. 43.
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Sir John pursued reduction of a tailzie made by Sir William his father, who by his contract of marriage in 1705, providing the estate to the heirs-male of the marriage, and the heirs-male of his body of any other marriage, which failing, the heirs-female of this marriage; and yet by the tailzie, besides the limitations and irritancies contrary to the contract, his own daughters are preferred to all the daughters of all the sons. Kilkerran, Ordinary, sustained the reasons of reduction; and this day on a reclaiming bill and answers we adhered, nem. con.
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