1748–1787
Thomas Heggie, joined by a group of his creditors, obtained a sequestration of his bankrupt estate. As required by statute, the sequestration was based on the oaths of creditors whose debts amounted to a specified sum. Subsequently, a different creditor petitioned the court to recall the sequestration, on the ground that one of the oaths had been false. The creditors who obtained the sequestration argued that it could not be recalled on that basis.
Documents in this case (4)
- John Beadie v. Eleonora Skeills — Answers, 9 Dec 1748December 9, 1748 Information of Eleonora Skeills, asserting that the receipt alleged to prove payment was obtained unlawfully and that her debt remains unpaid.
- John Beadie v. The Other Creditors of Thomas Heggie — Petition, 26 Nov 1784November 26, 1784 Petition of RO. SINCLAIR asking the Court to recall a sequestration obtained on false evidence, or to find Thomas Heggie and Eleonora Skeills jointly liable
- John Beadie v. Thomas Heggie — Answers, 9 Dec 1784December 9, 1784 Answers by Thomas Heggie to the petition of Mr. Beadie, responding to allegations that Eleonora Skiels swore falsely to a debt of 78l. Sterling.
- John Beadie v. The Other Creditors of Thomas Heggie — Answers, 9 Dec 1784December 9, 1784 Petition of John Beadie asking the Court to recall the sequestration awarded against Thomas Higgie, on grounds that Mrs Skiels's oath was based on false evidence.
People & places in this case
People involved
- John Beadie — Petitioner
- Eleonora Skeills — Respondent
- Thomas Heggie — Respondent
- Patrick Millar and Co. — Respondent
- David Muir — Respondent
- James Rennie Jr. — Respondent
- Colin Henderson — Respondent
- James Skinner — Respondent
- Robert Sinclair — Advocate for Petitioner
- John Pringle — Advocate for Respondent
- William Craig, Lord Craig — Advocate for Respondent
- Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank — Advocate for Respondent
- Alexander Murray, Lord Henderland — Lord Ordinary
- Messrs. Falls — Named in case documents
- Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, 3rd Baronet of Nova Scotia — Named in case documents
- John Skeills — Named in case documents
- Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville — Named in case documents
Published Reports
William Morison, The Decisions of the Court of Session (1811), pg. 1248, , pg. 14351
