Two Conjunct Principal Clerks of the Bills appointed a Deputy to discharge the Duties of the Office-
Held, on the deaths of both the Principal Clerks who appointed him, that the office of the Deputy did not thereby cease and determine, so as to entitle the new Principal Clerks to appoint other Deputies, or to enter into and perform the office of Deputy by one of their number, and to uplift the fees belonging to the office.
[1770] UKHL 2 – Paton – 205
Bailii
Scotland
Updated: 13 January 2022; Ref: scu.561666