East Tennessee Land Co. v. Leeson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Two bills in equity, filed May 31,1895, to recover alleged secret profits of the defendants as promoters and directors of the plaintiff, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, before this court at previous stages as reported in 176 Mass. 310 and 178 Mass. 206. At its present stage the case came up by the defendants’ appeal from decrees of the Superior Court confirming a master’s report and awarding damages to the plaintiff as found by the master.
1Opinion of the CourtBraley, J.
After the former decision in this case, Hayward v. Leeson, 176 Mass. 310, the opinion in which is made by agree*38ment of parties a part of the record, the bill was amended by-substituting the East Tennessee Land Company as plaintiff in place of John K. Hayward, receiver, and the plaintiff then filed its election to proceed against each defendant for damages suffered in consequence of his acts as alleged in the bill of complaint. Thereupon the case was sent to a master to assess the damages, and make report to the court together with such facts and questions of law as either party might request.…
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