Duke Petitioner [1903] ScotLR 41_156 (08 December 1903)

Duke Petitioner [1903] ScotLR 41_156 (08 December 1903)

Section 86 does not authorise summary proceedings for payment of a debt to an individual creditor; the petition is incompetent and irrelevant as it seeks payment rather than an account of intromissions or acts of mismanagement.

Citation
[1903] ScotLR 41_156
Parties
Petitioner: Guy Duke; Respondent: Francis More
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
08 December 1903
Procedural Posture
Petition / Reclaiming Motion Against Dismissal
Outcome
petition dismissed as incompetent and irrelevant; interlocutor of Lord Ordinary adhered to
Legal Topics
Trustee Liability, Procedure Under Bankruptcy (scotland) Act 1856, Claims by Retired Trustee, Competency of Summary Process

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Parties

Guy Duke

Petitioner

Francis More

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Petition / Reclaiming Motion Against Dismissal

  1. 1 Whether a retired trustee can recover payment by summary petition under section 86 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1856
  2. 2 Whether section 86 authorises payment of a debt to an individual creditor by summary process
  3. 3 Whether the petitioner's claim is competent and relevant

Ratio Decidendi

Section 86 does not authorise summary proceedings for payment of a debt to an individual creditor; the petition is incompetent and irrelevant as it seeks payment rather than an account of intromissions or acts of mismanagement.

Court Disposition

petition dismissed as incompetent and irrelevant; interlocutor of Lord Ordinary adhered to

Orders

  • petition dismissed
  • interlocutor of Lord Ordinary adhered to