Tenor of the Brieve. - Form of proceeding. - Reduction of Service. - Can a Service be stopped by an offer to prove a nearer Heir?
Burnet v. Bannerman
Date: 18 February 1766 Case No. No. 15.
Click here to view a pdf copy of this documet : PDF Copy
In serving a brieve of heir-male in general, an offer was made to prove a nearer heir. The danger of delaying a service made the Court refuse the proof hoc statu, reserving it to be insisted upon in any process that should be raised upon the service as a title; for the delay of a service may disappoint a man and his heirs of the most lucrative succession.
Fol. Dic. v. 4. p. 272. Sel. Dec. No. 241. p. 315.
*** The report of this case from the Faculty Collection is No. 52. p. 7826. voce Jus Tertii.