The Earl of Morton v The King's Advocate. [1748] Mor 7695 (7 January 1748)

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[1748] Mor 7695

Subject_1 JURISDICTION.
Subject_2 DIVISION XX.
Act abolishing Heritable Jurisdictions.

The Earl of Morton
v.
The King's Advocate

Date: 7 January 1748
Case No. No 397.

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The Earl of Morton claimed a reasonable compensation for the jurisdiction of regality over the lands of Langton, part of the ancient regality of Dalkeith, disponed by the family of Morton with that right, and now returned to him again by progress.
The Lords found, that lands, part of a regality, disponed cum jure regalitatis had no claim to a recompence.
Fol. Dic. v. 3. p. 364. D Falconer, v. 1. No 225. p. 310.

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