Scottish Court of Session Decisions

Subject_1 CLAUSE.
Subject_2 SECT IV.

Clauses in Contracts of Marriage.

Kennedies
v.
Ronald

Date: 1 January 1730
Case No. No 26.

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A woman, in her contract of marriage, obliging herself to pay to her husband 2000 merks of tocher, at least to subscribe and deliver assignations to as many sufficient bonds as would extend to that sum; this clause was found to import, that the sum must be paid by bond or assignation as aforesaid, and that the moveable goods and gear which fell otherwise to the husband, jure mariti, could not be imputed in payment thereof.

Fol. Dic. v. 1. p. 146.

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