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LITTLE v. HACKETT

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116 U.S. 366 (1886)

6 S.Ct. 391

29 L.Ed. 652

LITTLE, Receiver, v. HACKETT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 4, 1886.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. R.W. De Forest and Mr. F.L. Hall for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Robert H. Hinckley and Mr. Peter L. Voorhees for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court. After stating the facts in the language reported above, he continued:

That one cannot recover damages for an injury to the commission of which he has directly contributed is a rule of established law and a principle of common justice. And it matters not whether that contribution consists in his participation in the direct cause of the injury, or in his omission of duties which, if performed, would have prevented...

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