Scottish Court of Session Decisions

Subject_1 TEINDS.
Subject_2 SECT. I.

Nature and Effect of this Right.

Earl of Athol
v.
John Scot

Date: 20 December 1664
Case No. No. 25.

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The Earl of Athol having obtained decreet against John Scot, before the Commissary of Dunkeld, for the teinds of the said John's lands, he suspends, and raises reduction, on this reason, That albeit the decreet bear a defence proponed, that the teinds in question are mortified by the King to a kirk, and that the same was found relevant, and that the said John succumbed in proving thereof, yet he offers him to prove, that before the term elapsed, he produced the mortification before the Commissary, and thereupon took instruments, which is produced.

Which the Lords found relevant.

Stair, v. 1. p. 243.