Category: Scotland

James Graham v Elizabeth Ker: HL 9 Mar 1758

Negotiorum Gestor – Interdiction.-
Held a party who acted voluntarily, and without any legal authority, for another, in changing the security of money lent, was liable, on failure of the new borrower, notwithstanding the person for whom he acted was of age-was present on the occasion, and consenting to the whole transaction, but was unable to manage his own affairs, from weakness of mind, and was soon thereafter interdicted.

Citations:

[1758] UKHL 2 – Paton – 13

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Scotland

Agency

Updated: 29 March 2022; Ref: scu.558247

John Wilson, Collector of His Majesty’s Customs At Stockton, In The County of Durham; and Richard Swanston, Solicitor of Customs, His Attorney v Robert Burnton, and James Chalmers, Both Merchants In Edinburgh: HL 20 Feb 1758

Foreign Decree. –
Effect of foreign decree in seeking its execution in the Courts of this country.

Citations:

[1758] UKHL 2 – Paton – 11

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Scotland

Litigation Practice, Customs and Excise

Updated: 29 March 2022; Ref: scu.558245

Harvey v Singer Manufacturing Co: SCS 18 Dec 1959

The pursuer claimed reparation from the Singer Manufacturing Company, Limited, for personal injuries which he sustained in their employment

Citations:

[1959] ScotCS CSIH – 2

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Scotland

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Cited – Devine v Colvilles Ltd HL 11-Mar-1969
The House considered the position of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitir. The plaintiff had been injured falling or jumping from a raised platform.
Held: The claim succeeded. ‘ I hold it proved that there was a general panic. Now the defenders . .
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Personal Injury

Updated: 29 March 2022; Ref: scu.279458

M v Ferguson: 1994

The court looked at whether a young child was competent to give evidence.

Citations:

1994 SCLR 487

Jurisdiction:

Scotland

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Cited – Sanderson v McManus HL 6-Feb-1997
An order had been made refusing an unmarried father access to his child by the court after evidence that it would not be in the child’s best interests. The father appealed.
Held: The father could not appeal on a question of fact alone. There . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Children

Updated: 29 March 2022; Ref: scu.237536

Green v Rangers International Football Club Plc – CA196/15: SCS 22 Jun 2017

Citations:

[2017] ScotCS CSIH – 37

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Scotland

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See Also – Green v Rangers International Football Club Plc SCS 22-Jun-2017
(Outer House) The pursuer seeks declarator that the defender is contractually bound to pay any reasonable professional costs and expenses incurred by the pursuer in respect of his defence to criminal proceedings commenced against him on . .
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Scotland

Updated: 28 March 2022; Ref: scu.591985