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Yeaman v Yeaman. [1686] Mor 8176 (12 March 1686)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/scot/cases/ScotCS/1686/Mor2008176-014.html Cite as:
[1686] Mor 8176
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Children surviving their father, transmit their legitim to their nearest of kin, though they die without confirmation.
Fol. Dic. v. 1. p. 544. Fount. Harc. Sir P. Home.
*** This case is No 54. p. 5484., voce Heritable and Moveable.
*** Harcarse reports this case:
Found that a legitim transmits without confirmation, (which is aditio hæreditatis in moveables) as the consequence of jus suitatis; but that the interest of nearest of kin requires to be transmitted by confirmation.
