Scottish Court of Session Decisions

Subject_1 FOREIGN.
Subject_2 DIVISION VI.

Effects locally situated in Scotland must be under the direction of the Scots law; and conveyances of such effects must be in the Scots form.
Subject_3 SECT. II.

Testament made by a Bastard. - Nuncupative Wills.

Purves
v.
Chisholm

Date: 1 February 1611
Case No. No 45.

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A scotsman, born bastard, dying in England, his goods will fall under escheat to the King, and his donatar will have right thereto, notwithstanding any testament alleged made by the bastard, and confirmed in England, and that though bastards be alleged to have testamenti factionem there; specially if it be offered to be proven, that the bastard has rents, resort and traffick in this country, as a Scotman, and not as an Englishman naturalized, or made denizen.

Fol. Dic. v. 1. p. 320. Haddington, MS. No 2140.