A person being attainted by virtue of the act, which declared that if he did not surrender himself before the 12 July following, he should stand attainted of treason from the 18 April preceding;-it was found that the forfeiture did not operate retro to the effect of incapacitating him to succeed to property in the interval.
Citations:
[1751] UKHL 1 – Paton – 503
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Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Crime
Updated: 21 July 2022; Ref: scu.558208