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David Thomsonr v William Chirnside. [1558] Mor 827 (1 March 1558)
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[1558] Mor 827
Subject_1 ASSIGNATION. Subject_2 Nature and Effect of an Assignation.
David Thomsonr v. William Chirnside
Date: 1 March 1558 Case No. No 3.
Assignation of moveables, retenta possessione, is ineffectual.
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All assignatiouns and resignatiouns maid be ony man to his sone, or to ony uther persoun, of landis, gudis, cornis, cattell, or utheris, are of nane avail be way of exceptioun, gif the maker thairof remane still in possessioun of the samin guidis or landis, or of the maist part thairof, likeas he did before the making of the samin quia donans et retinens nihil agit.
