Scottish Court of Session Decisions

Subject_1 JURISDICTION.
Subject_2 DIVISION IV.

Jurisdiction of the Court of Session.
Subject_3 SECT. I.

To what Causes this Jurisdiction extends.

The King
v.
The Sheriff of Fife

Date: 7 December 1500
Case No. No 36.

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The Lordis of Sessioun are on na wayis Judges competent to cognosce in ony actioun, or caus concerning crimes, sic as hurting, mutilatioun, or slauchter of men: And farder, gif ony persoun be accusit criminallie befoir the Justice, or his deputis, or ony uther Judge within this realme havand criminal jurisdictioun, and be put to the knawledge of ane assise thairanent, gif he be ather fylit or quytit, quhidder the samin deliverance of the assise be wrangouslie or richteouslie done, the saidis Lordis hes na powar to cognosce thairupon, bot aucht and sould remit the samin to the Justice, and his deputis, to be decidit befoir thame be ain greit assise, conform to the lawis of this realme.

Balfour, No 2. p. 266.