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Ferguson v Smith. [1771] Mor 1109 (00 January 1771)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/scot/cases/ScotCS/1771/Mor0301109-182.html Cite as:
[1771] Mor 1109
Decisions upon the act 5th Parliament 1696, declaring Notour Bankrupts.
Subject_3 SECT. I.
Circumstances which infer Notour Bankruptcy.
Ferguson v. Smith
1771. Case No. No 182.
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Found that where a debtor's insolvency is notorious, and he is under diligence by horning and caption, a fruitless search following on the caption, at his usual place of residence, is sufficient evidence of his having absconded. See No 179. p. 1104.
