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[1786] Mor 9418      

Subject_1 OATH of PARTY.
Subject_2 SECT. II.

Whether a Party may be required to depone super facto alitno? - Whether Oath of Party, must be special?

James Swan
v.
James Swan

Date: 30 June 1786
Case No. No 27.

Oath of party, respecting the onerosity of a bill must be special.


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James Swan having made a reference to the oath of Samuel Swan, with respect to the onerosity of an indorsation of a bill, the latter deponed in general, ‘That he paid value for the indorsation, and was an onerous indorsee.’ But being requested to mention particularly what the value was, he refused to give any more special answer.

During an action which depended on that point, between Samuel Swan and James Swan, Samuel died; and afterwards his heir, James Swan, having been made a party,

The Lord Ordinary sustained the oath as a sufficient proof of onerosity. But

The Court altered that judgment, and found, that Samuel Swan was not entitled to the privileges of an onerous indorsee.

Lord Ordinary, Stonefield. Clerk, Menzies. For the Heir of S. Swan, Currie. Alt. Honyman. Fol. Dic. v. 4. p. 22. Fac. Col. No 286. p. 441.

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