Henry v. Jackson

The bill seeks to charge the defendants with their shares of the losses sustained in the management of an union store at Westford from June 1st, 1851, to August 20th, 1856.

The defendants insist they ought not to contribute to make up these losses because they have arisen from the negligence of three of the orators — Beach, Henry and Bellows — in the discharge of their duty as directors.

I. The defendants claim that this fact of negligence has been found by the master appointed to take the account. We are clear however that that subject was not referred to him. That is the vital point of…