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London, England, 1819-03-15 00:00:00

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Alarander LMertux v. Boyce, 'Meld, and 11 ails.
This was an action to rover damages for Mimics
sustained by the plaintiff, in consequence of the upset-
tine of the Express coach, of which the defendants are
proprietors, and which travels from Gosport to London.
The plaintiff, who is a navy agent and linendraper at
Gosport, was riding on the Lox with the coachman, in
the mouth of July last. This coach changed horses at
about six miles from Fan:Liam, on the road
from London, and travelled free front accident until
it reached Fareham, when the off wheel horse began
to kick and plunge violently, the reins broke, and the
horses struck into a gallop, when, coming in contact
with some rails on the left-hand side of the road, the
passengers were precipitated front the roof and box, and
the coach broken to pieces. By this disaster, the plaintiff
had suffered two dreadful compound fractures in his lea,
the joint of the allele was entirely destroyed, and other-
wise very touch bruised. At the lapse 01 nearly a month
after the accident, as soon as the state of the plaintiff's
body rendered advisable, but still when his life was doubt-
ful, amputation of his leg was made; and on the hun-
dredth day after the misfortune occurred, and since which
time he had lain at the Red Lion lint, at Farehain, he
was conveyed home in a convalescent state.
W. Fox, assistant to Mr: Saute, deposed, that he saw
the plaintiff at the Red Lion, Fareham, to whom he heard
Mr. Atfield (one of the proprietors) say, that Mr. Watts
ought to have been ashamed of himself for putting such
a vicious horse into the coach ; he requested Mr. Dever-
eux to have every thing requisite fur himself and his at-
tendatits, and he. had no doubt there would be a meet-
ing of the proprietors, after the plaintiff's recovery, and
all debts which he might incur would be liquidated.
John Charles Devereux stated, he remembered Jr.
Watts coming to his brother's (the plaintiff ), after the
latter's return hon.e, and saying to him that he came froth
Mr. Boyce, in consequence of a letter plaintiff had writ-
ten, enclosing some bills; he said Mr. Boyce was ex-
tremely sorry for the accident, and he came to know
what plaintiff's intention was about die bills, and the
damages he expected for the deprivation of his limb.
Plaintiff wished the offer to come from defendants.
Waus said he conk! make him ntaoffer till they heard
what plaintiff had to observe. Plaintiff replied, that they
must discharge the bills that had been tendered them by
the ail of November, and allow him mul. per annum.
Re said he could not give an answer to that then, but
would lay his proposition before Mr. Boyce.
NI r. Shute, surgeon, of Gosport, related the nature of
the dreadful fractures of the plaintiff's leg: he attended
him dorilig the whole of his illness, during Li weeks of
which period the plaintiff's life was very doubtful, and
he was in attendance on hint, daily, for two hours and a
half. Ibis bill amounted to t bit guineas.

.Mr. Harris, Landlord of the lied Lion, was called to
prove his bill : it amounted to W. 701. Iris. for lOU days,
including chaise-hire, nurses, washing, upholsterer's Lill,
tze., incurred by plaiutiti '6 ptecatious state at that intl.
—Verdict,