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Campbell of Shawfield, and Graham of Garthmore, v Muir of Caldwall. [1760] Mor 8757 (5 February 1760)
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Subject_1 MEMBER of PARLIAMENT. Subject_2 DIVISION IV.
Decisions common to qualifications upon the old extent and valuation.
Subject_3 SECT. III.
Nominal and Fictitious.
Campbell of Shawfield, and Graham of Garthmore, v. Muir of Caldwall
Date: 5 February 1760 Case No. No 138.
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Found, that titles, upon which a claim of enrolment is entered, cannot be rejected as nominal and fictitious, if the claimant be really possessed of the whole right contained in those titles, even where they have been made up in such a manner as to make it presumeable that the sole intention was to create a vote.
Fol. Dic. v. 3. p. 418. Fac. Col.
*** This case is No 8. p. 7783. voce Jus Tertii.
*** A similar decision was pronounced, 22d February 1760, Grant of Drumpad against Campbell, and other Freeholders of Dumbarton, No 129. p. 8740.
