Pringle v Murray & Ors [2004] ScotCS 193 (30 July 2004)

Pringle v Murray & Ors [2004] ScotCS 193 (30 July 2004)

References to section 17 of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 and averments regarding the Administration of Childrens Homes (Scotland) Regulations 1959 are irrelevant and excluded; a preliminary proof is allowed on the issue raised by section 19A.

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Citation
[2004] ScotCS 193
Parties
Pursuer: Jacqueline Pringle or Whitton; Defenders: Sister Bernard Mary Murray and Others
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
30 July 2004
Procedural Posture
Civil / Interlocutory (preliminary Proof Ordered)
Outcome
Partial exclusion of claims; preliminary proof allowed on section 19A issue
Legal Topics
Prescription and Limitation (scotland) Act 1973, Section 17, Section 19 a, Administration of Childrens Homes (scotland) Regulations 1959
Civil Procedure Limitation Law Prescription and Limitation (scotland) Act 1973 Section 17 Section 19 a Administration of Childrens Homes (scotland) Regulations 1959

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Parties

Jacqueline Pringle or Whitton

Pursuer

Sister Bernard Mary Murray and Others

Defenders

Procedural Posture

Civil / Interlocutory (preliminary Proof Ordered)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether references to section 17 of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 are relevant
  2. 2 Whether averments regarding the Administration of Childrens Homes (Scotland) Regulations 1959 should be excluded
  3. 3 Whether a preliminary proof should be allowed on issues under section 19A of the Act

Ratio Decidendi

References to section 17 of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 and averments regarding the Administration of Childrens Homes (Scotland) Regulations 1959 are irrelevant and excluded; a preliminary proof is allowed on the issue raised by section 19A.

Court Disposition

Partial exclusion of claims; preliminary proof allowed on section 19A issue

Orders

  • Sustain defenders' plea to relevancy regarding section 17 and exclude all references to it
  • Exclude averments in Condescendence 9 regarding the Administration of Childrens Homes (Scotland) Regulations 1959