Sabin

On September 8, 1914, an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed by certain alleged creditors (the respondents herein) of the Equal Rights Company, Incorporated, a corporation, wherein they prayecl that such corporation be adjudged a bankrupt. Thereafter R. R. Sabin, the petitioner herein, having asked for and obtained leave to intervene as a creditor in the bankruptcy proceedings, filed a motion to dismiss the petition, which motion was sustained. On September 26, 1914, by permission of the court’ below, the petitioning creditors filed an amended petition, and, the petitioner herein having interposed a motion to dismiss the petition as amended, the motion was sustained. Thereafter, and on the 26th day of October, 1914, a second amended petition was filed by the petitioning creditors, -and it also, upon motion of the petitioner herein, was dismissed on November 16, 1914; the court in its order of dismissal granting the petitioning creditors five days within which to file a third amended petition. On Novenjber 23, 1914 (two days after the expiration of the time thus granted), the petitioning creditors moved the court for further time within which to file the third amended…