THOMAS DICK v ROBERT SMALL, et e contra Jury Sittings

Whether, on or about the 10th day of September 1834, in or near a slaughter-house near the Craig Pier, Dundee, and in the court adjoining thereto, or in one or other of the said places, the defender did violently assault the pursuer, to the loss, injury and damage of the pursuer?

Whether, on or about the said 10th of September 1834, in the shop of the defender in Dundee, and in presence and hearing of Archibald Scott, tanner, Dundee, the defender did falsely and calumniously say that the pursuer was a low fellow, and entitled to be hanged, meaning that the pursuer was a person of bad character, and deserved the gallows, or did falsely and calumniously use or utter words to that effect, to the loss, injury and damage of the pursuer?

Whether, in a court of slaughter-houses near Craig Pier, Dundee, on or about the 10th day of September 1834, the defender wrongfully and violently took possession of a slaughter-house then in possession of the pursuer, or wrongfully and violently retained possession of the same, to the loss, injury and damage of the pursuer?

Whether, on or about the 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th days of November 1834, the defender wrongfully and maliciously caused arrestments of certain sums of money and effects to be used in the hands of certain persons, debtors to the pursuer, or in the hands of certain persons who were not debtors to the pursuer, and used inhibition against the pursuer upon the dependence of an action brought by the present defender against the present pursuer, to the loss, injury and damage of the pursuer?

Lord Ordinary, Moncreiff. For Dick, Rutherfurd and Robertson. Alex. M. Anderson, S.S.C. Agent. For Small, Dean of Fac. (Hope,) and Ivory. William Miller, Solicitor, Agent. Mr Russell, Clerk.