Notes on the foundation and history of Marischal College / [W. Martin ].

  • Willy Martin
Date:
[1849?]
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Credit: Notes on the foundation and history of Marischal College / [W. Martin ]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3d. That, when a ease was decided, he was accustomed not to lay by his papers, (in particular the printed Cases of each party, together with his own Notes of the Argument of Counsel), without having written something on the Appeal Cases, as ‘ Affirmed,’ if his Judgment had been an affirmance (in which case, there was never any Note of his Grounds) ; also, when his Judgment was a Reversal, short Notes of his Reasons were generally written, in most instances on the Appeal Cases, and only in a few instances at the end of his Notes of the Argu¬ ment of Counsel, and never on a document of any other de¬ scription, or on a paper apart; but there were also some cases of Reversals, where no Notes of the Grounds of Judgment had been written on either of these documents, or otherwise. 4th. That, in the Catanach Case, since the words Reverse and Decree for Appellant on the Appeal Case are all that he has left written, in addition to his Notes of the Argument of Counsel, it seems established, that this was a case of Reversal of Judgment, where (whether for the obviousness of the Grounds, or for whatever other reason), he did not write out the Grounds of his Decision. APPENDIX E. Extracts from the Pamphlet entitled f< Has Marischal Col¬ lege, in Neiv Aberdeen, the Power of Conferring Degrees in Divinity, Laws, and Medicine ? Aber¬ deen : D. Wyllie & Son, Booksellers to the Queen, and to Prince Albert. 1850.” “The following Statement has been drawn up and published by a Com¬ mittee of Senatus, appointed for the purpose. “ King’s College, January 1st, 1850.”—Page 2. [ Advertisement from the Lancet of Nov. 22, 1851. “THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN. “ Has Marischal College, in New Aberdeen, the power of conferring Degrees in Divinity, Laws, and Medicine?” “Copies of a Pamphlet with the above title will be transmitted through the Post on receipt of ten Postage Stamps, by “DAVID THOMSON, Secretary. “ King’s College, Aberdeen, “ Nov. 13, 1851.”]