Francis Sinclair, Esq, Brother of The Right Hon Alexander, Earl of Caithness, and His Majesty’S Advocate for Scotland v Earl of Breadalbane, Sir Wm Dunbar, Sir Wm Sinclair, and George Sin Clair of Ulbster, Esq: HL 22 Feb 1759

Prescription – Negative and Positive. –
A conveyance by the Earl of Caithness, of his estates, reserving to himself power to redeem within six years, and to the heir male of his body at any time, to be irredeemable after that period;-Held that the long prescriptive possession, for more than forty years after the expiry of the six years, and failure of issue male, was a sufficient title to exclude.

Citations:

[1759] UKHL 6 – Paton – 728

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Land

Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.558275