Manuscripta juridica

[Principal Investigator: G. R. Dolezalek]







Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae in causis navigationis

Incipit:

  • Admirall, or the judge of the [and then:] High Court of Admiralty, hes power to reduce

Explicit:

  • Boswell\ Hendrie\ contra\

Decisiones curiae supremae Scotiae in causis navigationis . Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session in maritime cases (1662-1681).

On fol. 7r pleadings grounded on the Roman law Lex Rhodia de iactu [D.14.2] were admitted to proof: 1680/1/15 Lesely and Miller contra Logan Weir and others. Written by only one hand. A later hand added some cross references to Durie's Practicks, Stair's Institutions and Mackenzie's Acts

No. of pages: Fol. 4r-17v

Rubric: Decisions of the Lords of Session in maritime cases, ordine alphabetico.

[{i}Flyleaf in front, handwriting saec. XIX:{/i}] Some decisions of the Lords of Session in maritime cases

Incipit:

  • (First item:) Admirall, or the judge of the High Court of Admiralty, hes power to reduce the decreits of inferior admirals. And quhair thair decreits are quarrelled there, non needs to be cited but the judge, the admirall or vice-admirall be out of the countrey. 24 February 1668. Caplan Mastertoun contra strangers of England

Explicit:

  • (Last item:) A skipper wes found liable for the damnadge of wair by sea watter to the load though the ship wes repaired at this port ... 4 Jully 1680. Collonell Lawmount contra Hendrie Boswell