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James, John, Robert, and Jean M'Dermets, Children of the decased Mr John M'Dermet, Minister at Air, v Montgomery, his Relict. [1747] Mor 464 (14 July 1747)
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[1747] Mor 464
James, John, Robert, and Jean M'Dermets, Children of the decased Mr John M'Dermet, Minister at Air, v. Montgomery, his Relict
Date: 14 July 1747 Case No. No 6.
The relict has right to one half, the children to the other.
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It being controverted between the relict and the children of Mr John M'Dermet, late second minister at Air, whether the annat belonged to the relict and the children per capita, or if the children were only entitled to the one half equally among them, and the relict to the other half.
The Lords found the children were only entitled to the one half.
