Scottish Court of Session Decisions

Subject_1 PRISONER.
Subject_2 SECT. I.

Power, - Duty, - Liability of Magistrates relative to Prisoners.

Town of Linlithgow
v.
-

1610. December.
Case No. No 4.

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In a suspension pursued by the Town of Linlithgow against —— for suspending charges used against them for apprehending rebels, the Lords would not sustain process upon the first charge, nor find the letters orderly proceeded thereupon, notwithstanding it was answered, that the time of the charge the rebel was with the Bailies, and in their sight.

The like of this decided betwixt James Drummond, Bailie of Perth, and Weems.

Fol. Dic. v. 2. p. 167. Kerse, MS. fol. 227.