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A man claiming to be the son of Wilson of Bonnyrigg approached Morrisson and offered to buy two cows from him. Although Morrisson did not know the man, he knew of Wilson, who was a neighbouring farmer of good financial standing. Accordingly, he let the man have the two cows on credit. In fact, the man was not the son of Wilson but a rogue called Telford. Telford sold the two cows to Robertson. When Morrisson found this out he sought to recover the cows from Robertson.
Judgmentedit
The action was successful. It was held that there had been no contract between Morrisson and Telford. The purported transaction was a complete nullity. Accordingly, Telford had no rights which he could pass on to Robertson, so Morrisson was entitled to recover his cows.[citation needed]
See alsoedit
Cundy v Lindsay (1878) 3 App Cas 459, a similar case in English law
^Plausible rogues: contract and property 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, EdinLR Vol 9 (2005) pp 150-156
Contract, Third Edition, Greens Concise Scots Law, Stephen Woolman & Jonathan Lake.
January 01, 1970
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