Manuscripta juridica

[Principal Investigator: G. R. Dolezalek]







Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae - Practicks 1621-1642 (digest, alphabetical) 'Actions in general'

Author(s):

  • Alexander Gibson Lord Durie
  • John Nisbet Lord Dirleton (compendiator)

Incipit:

  • Actions in generall and [and then:] exceptions. The defendar in secundo termino

Explicit:

  • Husband\ vide\ -\ Wife\

Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae - Practicks 1621-1642 (digest, alphabetical) 'Actions in general' , attributed to John Nisbet Lord Dirleton.

No mention of an author, and no title. The same work is preserved in MS Cambridge, UL, Kk.5.22 and MS Edinburgh, NL Scotland, Accession 7215.

[{i}First keywords:{/i}] Actions in generall and exceptions. Actions of transumpts. Actions of registration and transferring. Actions with debitors non solvendo, and thair estates. Adjudication. Airs and executors. Aliment. Anualrent and usurie. Arrestment and actions to make forthcoming. Assignations, discharges, procuratories. Bands - vide 'Contracts and writts in generall'. Barrons.

[{i}Last keywords:{/i}] Universall intromettars ... Writts - vide 'Contracts, bands etc.'. Wrongous intromission - vide 'Ejection'. Ultimus haeres - vide 'Bastardie'. Usurie - vide 'Annualrent'. Wife - vide 'Husband'. Finis

Author(s): Alexander Gibson Lord Durie; John Nisbet Lord Dirleton (compendiator)

No. of pages: Pag. 1-166 (second series of numbering):

Incipit:

  • [{i}First items:{/i}] Actions in generall and exceptions. The defendar in secundo termino is not heard to compeir and propon ane defence, tho verified instanter, and the partie persevar havand not led in witnesses, albeit in prima instantia he would be admitted. Gordoun of Culney contra McCulloch, 15 Junii 1622 [{i}another hand adds:{/i}24{i} - which is a correct reference for the present MS{/i}].

    The defendar in a spollzie of teinds being absent quhen litiscontestation was made, but compeiring at the first terme of probation ... 24 Junii 1623. Lady Winton contra Scot [{i}another hand adds:{/i}60{i} - which is again correct for the present MS{/i}]

Explicit:

  • Wife - vide 'Husband'