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Thomas Mylne and the Stake Net Cause
According to Graham Ernest Mylne, grandson of Thomas fifth Mylne of Mylnefield, Thomas got into litigation with a neighbour about the rights of netting salmon in the Tay, lost the case after expensive legal proceedings lasting many years, and was obliged to sell Mylnefield in order to give the large young family a start in life.
In fact Thomas became embroiled in several court cases, and these cases involved not merely "a" neighbout, but the holders of fishing rights from one end of the Tay to the other.
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Thomas Mylne and the Stake Net Cause
Thomas A. Mylne, 2016
It was no doubt as a result of losing the first of these major battles that Thomas tried to sell Mylnefield. For more information see the article Thomas tries to sell Mylnefield.
in Scotland
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