The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02 00:00:00

PEARSALL V. THE BRIE {LEY HILL LOCAL
BOARD.

This appeal was heard before the Master of the
Rolls, Lord Justice Lindley, and Lord Justice Fry
in the Court of Appeal on Wedneslay teed on the
previous day.
The plaintiff, Mr. Pe 'real], of Brierley Hill, ap•
pealed against the judgment of Lord Justice Bowen
in a case tried before him at Gloucester, in which
he found for the defendants. Ihe action was
brought by the plaintiff upon en arbitrator's awiel
un er to Publie Health Act of 1875. The plaintiff
was owner f a house in Hign Street, Brierlt y Hill,
within the 13rierley Hill Local Board district, and
in th year 18S1, there i eying, previously been
coliery subsidences, the Local Board raised the
road in much a way as, it was alleged, to make, it
almost impossible for people tp enter the plaintiff's
door and to make the water from the road to draia
into his house. The plaintiff claimed compensa-
tion frbm them for injuriously affecting his property
Tney denied that they were liable to make him any
compensation, or that he had received any damage
and the plaintiff then app inted an arbitrator
under the clauses of the Public Health Act to
determine the fact of dam !ge and the amount of
compensation, if any, whin ought to be awarded to
hi in. 'I he Locd. Board appointed no other arbitrator
but appeared before the nominee of the plaintiff
mid fee ght the case under the protest. The arlm-
trator determined in favour of the plaintiff, assessed
the amount of damage at £231, and ordered the
L cal -hoard to pay costs. The fact of damage and
the amount having been ascertained, the plaintiff
be ugnt an action upon the award. The case was
tried before Lord Justice Bowen at Gloucester,
wi hout a jnry. The defendants denied their
liability and the validity of the award, and Lord
Justice Bowen held that the question of liability
ouga to be tried before the matter \ViIS referred to
,irbi ration, and on that ground gave judgment for
the Local Board. The plaintiff now appealed
a ainst this decision. Mr. Bosanquet, Q.C., and Mr.
Ma.ttlicays, Q.C., were for the appellant ; and Mr.
Jeff, Q.C., and Mr. Anstey, Q•Ce for the re-
spendents.

Their lordships were agreed that the plaintiff
‘, as entitled to the amount found in the award.
The appeal was therefore allowed, with costs.

CRICKET.

WEST BROMWIC II DA RTMOUTH STOURBRIDG E
A match between these clubs was played on the
Stourhridge Ground on Saturday lat and ended in
a win for the visitors. Score :—Stotcrbridge: Edge, c
Ludharn, b Treadwell, 23; J. Jones, b Treadwel, 0;
Parkes, b Treadwell, 0; Hicks, b Tread well, 2; J.
Penn, b Treadw,ll, 3; Lee- oi, c Fillmore, b Perks,
2; T. Penn, h Treadwell, 6; &rums, run out, 11;
Clulee, (no • out), 5; Cooper, c b Tread -
well, 2; Woollridge, b Treadwell, 1; extras, 3;
total, 58. / artmouth: Brierley, b Jones, 8 ; J.
Jones, 1 b w. b Penn 30; Philips, c and b Hicks,
27; Jackcon, h Hick s, 0; Perks, b Edge, 0; Duck-
worth, b fliitks, 11; Addison. c Edge, b Hicks, 0;
Wrigh•, b Elias, 3 ; Ludlam, 1b w, b Hicks, 0
Finnic): e not out), 1; Treadwell, h Hicks. 0 ; extras
3 ; tot. 1, SG.

COR.RESPONDENCE.
IXIPJRTANT TO FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

To the Editor of the Stourbridge Observer.
noticel a rerort of.a case recently de-
cided at >uciL y, wnere a member of a Fri,ntl y
Society ,n 'd the trustees of his lodge for, and ob-
tained jii:l,,rintnt for the Oiarges of his meeical
man, (who had the double qualific-ition), the club
doctor only having one qualification NrJ7: :—that of
M.R.C.S. Now being fully aware that there are
many clubs arcund the district that startd liable to
suffer from the *suit of the above decision, I, as
a member of a Friendly Soci sty, think that the at-
tention of trustees and members of similar societies
should have thtir attention specially called to this
decision, so as to have a properly qualified medical
man, and thus save the ciub from lirigatioa, which
might casily 1.)2 ca.140:1 by an unsatisfied member
rifusing to have t e club doctor.
Yurs faithfully,
_ _ AN ODD lELLOW.

Stourbridge,
.11. y 31st, 18 3.

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