Leggat Brothers v. Gray [1911] ScotLR 189 (09 December 1911)

Leggat Brothers v. Gray [1911] ScotLR 189 (09 December 1911)

A decree in foro cannot be challenged by exception under Rule 50; jurisdiction for furthcoming is satisfied if the arrestee is subject to the Sheriff Court, and no further jurisdictional foundation against the common debtor is required.

Citation
[1911] ScotLR 189
Parties
Pursuers: Leggat Brothers; Defender/common Debtor: George Gray; Arrestees: Moss' Empires, Limited
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
09 December 1911
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Inner House, First Division, Court of Session
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Jurisdiction, Arrestment, Furthcoming, Reduction, Sheriff Courts (scotland) Act 1907

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Parties

Leggat Brothers

Pursuers

George Gray

Defender/common Debtor

Moss' Empires, Limited

Arrestees

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Inner House, First Division, Court of Session

  1. 1 Whether a decree in foro can be challenged by exception under Rule 50 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907
  2. 2 Whether jurisdiction must be founded against the common debtor in an action of furthcoming
  3. 3 Whether arrestment to found jurisdiction is necessary in the action of furthcoming

Ratio Decidendi

A decree in foro cannot be challenged by exception under Rule 50; jurisdiction for furthcoming is satisfied if the arrestee is subject to the Sheriff Court, and no further jurisdictional foundation against the common debtor is required.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • affirmed interlocutor of Sheriff-Substitute dated 16th November 1910
  • remitted cause to Sheriff-Substitute to proceed