Subject_1 MEMBER of PARLIAMENT. Subject_2 DIVISION IV.
Decisions common to qualifications upon the old extent and valuation.
Subject_3 SECT. III.
Nominal and Fictitious.
John Roebuck, Jun v. Sir William Cunningham and Others
Date: 20 February 1787 Case No. No 147.
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Mr Roebuck claimed to be enrolled as a freeholder in the county of Renfrew, his right being a liferent of superiority, constituted by a recent separation of the property from the superiority, for the obvious purpose of creating a freehold qualification.
But the annual feu-duties exigible by Mr Roebuck were considerable, amounting to L. 71 : 7 : 8d. Scots, and the casualties of superiority were not taxed.
The freeholders having refused to admit Mr Roebuck, the Lords, after ad vising a petition and complaint, with answers,
“Found, That the freeholders did wrong, and ordained Mr Roebuck's name to be added to the roll.”
Act. Geo. Fergusson, et alii.Alt. Dean of Faculty, et alii.Clerk, Robertson.
Fol. Dic. v. 3. p. 419. Fac. Col. No 319. p. 493.
