 Bankruptcy proceedings against George Robinson and John Thomson continued for a long time, evidently due to litigation.They ended with a dividend being paid from Robinson's estate in 1748, and from Thomson's in 1747.Proceedings were taken against Sir Robert Sutton, leading to judgment being given in 1742 against him, that he was liable to make the company's losses though the five partners were primarily liable (see "The Charitable Corporation v Sutton").