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Robert Cairnis v Robert Leyis. [1533] Mor 827 (3 July 1533)
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Subject_1 ASSIGNATION. Subject_2 Nature and Effect of an Assignation.
Robert Cairnis v. Robert Leyis
Date: 3 July 1533 Case No. No 1.
One of two or more persons, having right conjunctly and severally, to a whole; by assigning the subject, conveys only his own proportion.
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Ane gift or dispositioun beand maid and gevin of ony thing to twa persounis conjunctly and severally, and ony ane of thame make and constitute an assignay, the samin assignay, be vertue of his assignatioun, may not clame mair nor the ane half of the said gift; for the uther half thairof partenis to the uther persoun to quhome the samin was maid, and quha maid na assignatioun thereof. And sicklike gif the said disposition be made to ma persounis, the assignay to have after the rate and quantitie thairof.
