Sir Peter Fraser of Doors v Isabel Sandilands, Widow of William Black Esq: HL 12 Jan 1719

Presumption – A person being sued in 1718 by the widow of one to whom, in 1697, he had granted a bond of pension for the consideration of managing the grantor’s law affairs; though never demanded by the grantee during his life, the bond is supported and the money decerned for.
Holograph – Whether holograph or not being referred to the oath of the grantor of a bond, the term is circumduced against him for not deponing.

[1719] UKHL Robertson – 209, (1719) Robertson 209
Bailii

Scotland, Contract

Updated: 04 January 2022; Ref: scu.553529