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When a reclaiming note in the Short Roll was called the junior counsel for the reclaimer asked that the hearing might be postponed as he was alone in a proof in the Outer House and his senior was engaged in the other Division. The Lord Justice-Clerk, while postponing the hearing, intimated that he wished it to be distinctly understood that the excuse was not a sufficient one, and in future would not be received.
Counsel For Pursuer— Dean of Faculty (Watson)— Mair. Agent— William Officer, S.S.C.
Counsel for Defender— R. V. Campbell. Agent— A. Kirk Mackie, W.S.