The Improved Edinburgh Property Investment Building Society v. Whites [1906] ScotLR 43_683 (14 June 1906)

The Improved Edinburgh Property Investment Building Society v. Whites [1906] ScotLR 43_683 (14 June 1906)

The corporate name of a society incorporated under the Building Societies Act 1874 is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of section 6 of the Sheriff Courts Act 1876 for designation; no address is strictly required for identification.

Citation
[1906] ScotLR 43_683
Parties
Pursuer/respondent: The Improved Edinburgh Property Investment Building Society; Defender/appellant: Anthony White; Defender/appellant: Christina White
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
14 June 1906
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Court of Session Inner House First Division
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Designation of Parties, Corporate Identification, Sheriff Courts Act 1876 Section 6

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Parties

The Improved Edinburgh Property Investment Building Society

Pursuer/respondent

Anthony White

Defender/appellant

Christina White

Defender/appellant

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Court of Session Inner House First Division

  1. 1 Whether the designation of the pursuer without an address satisfies the requirements of section 6 of the Sheriff Courts Act 1876

Ratio Decidendi

The corporate name of a society incorporated under the Building Societies Act 1874 is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of section 6 of the Sheriff Courts Act 1876 for designation; no address is strictly required for identification.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • affirmed interlocutor of Sheriff and Sheriff-Substitute
  • declared, decerned, and ordained in terms of the conclusions of the petition