Scottish Law Review and Sheriff Court Reports Volume 5 - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ... DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN SHERIFF COURT REPORTS for 1889. PAGE Agent and Client--Solicitor.--Held that a solicitor was not guilty of "gross negligence and want of "professional skill" in failing to aver " malice and want of probable cause" in an action of damages which was dismissed as irrelevant for want of such averment. AvB,... 170 Proof of employment--Law agent' hypothec.--Circumstances in which it was held that the employment of a law agent through the intervention of a third party had been proved, and that a law agent was entitled to retain papers belonging to a client until payment of his business account. Roger v Cowpar, 386 Agent's account--Trustee.--Held that the trustee on a bankrupt's estates is liable in payment of the agent's account as well as the estates. Hogg k Ferric v Tait,... 396 Agricultural Holdings Act, 1883--Notice to quit--Agreement "/or a course of cropping for four years."--Held that an agreement "for a course of cropping for four years, commencing with crop "1884," was a "lease" within the meaning of the Act, but that the defender had by his actings barred himself from pleading the provisions of the statute as to notice to remove. M'Kenzie v Buchan, 40 Aliment--Obligation of husband of illegitimate child.--Held that the husband of an illegitimate child is equally liable with the legitimate children to contribute to the aliment of his wife's mother. Mays v Keir, the 71 Parent and child--Presumption animo donandi or ex pietate.--Held in an action for the past aliment of a mother for a period of years at the instance of one of her children against another, that the presumption of law in the absence of any paction or agreement, is that the aliment was given animo donandi or ex pietate. M'Killop v Stewart, &c 96...
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- PublisherTheClassics.us
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1230208453
- ISBN 13 9781230208459
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages362
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