Scottish Court of Session Decisions

Subject_1 JURISDICTION.
Subject_2 DIVISION XIV.

Sheriff-Court.

Lindsay
v.
Crawfurd

Date: 22 February 1623
Case No. No 366.

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In an action betwixt Lindsay and Crawfurd for certain viccarage teinds of the parochin of Kilbride, question arising obiter anent a decreet of spuilzie of teinds given by the sheriff of Lanerk, it being alleged, that it was null, as given a non suo judice, the sheriff not being judge to grant an inhibition, could not be judge to the spuilzie following upon the contempt thereof; the other answering, that he was judge to repairing violence done within the shire, the Lords would not annul the decreet by way of exception.

Fol. Dic. v. 1. p. 510. Haddington, MS. No 2780.