Scottish Court of Session Decisions

Subject_1 GIFT OF BASTARDY.

Wallace
v.
Mure

Date: 7 July 1629
Case No. No 2.

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The lawful wife of any bastard, deceasing without bairns, has good right to the half of her husband's moveables, against any gift of bastardy.

In the same action the Lords found, That heritable bonds, whereupon infeftment follows, come under the general gift of bastardy, and need no particular gift, as is requisite in lands pertaining to a bastard.

Fol. Dic. v. 1. p. 346. Auchinleck, MS. p. 20.

*** This case is reported by Durie, No 9. 1350.