Scottish Court of Session Decisions

Subject_1 VIOLENT PROFITS.

Laird of Rankellor
v.
Lord Lindsay

Date: 13 December 1552
Case No. No. 3.

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Anent the action pursued by the Laird of Rankellor against Lord Lindsay, for sitting in violence after lawful warning and ejection, it was excepted by the said Lord Lindsay, That the said Laird of Rankellor had no interest to pursue for the profits of the goods that might have been pastured upon the said lands, like as lambs, wool, stirks, butter, and cheese, but allenarly for grass-mail of the goods; considering the said Laird had no goods upon the ground, nor yet libelled that any goods were spuilzied from him; which allegeance and exception were repelled, and the libel found relevant, according to the common law.

Maitland MS. p. 34.