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After a sequestration had been awarded on the statute, an arresting creditor of the bankrupt discovered, that the debts due to the creditors who had applied for sequestration were not of the amount required by the statute; and he craved, that the sequestration, might be recalled on that ground. The Lords were of opinion, That any individual injured by an improper application might obtain redress from the persons who occasioned his loss; but that a sequestration, which is a measure intended for the general benefit of the creditors, ought not on that account to be recalled; and they refused the petition.
