| Description | Mr Hudson tenant of the Eagle Tavern public house in Chesterton complained to Mr William Wilson, Normandy Cottage, Cavendish Avenue, Cherry Hinton, owner of the Eagle Tavern about subsidence to the 'slaughterhouse' (also referred to as the Brewery). William Wilson proceeded to take legal action against the Board for the damage caused by the Board allegedly during the excavating and laying of a sewer drain passing along the side of the building. The damage has caused subsidence to the property. An arbitrator was appointed to hear the case who sided with Mr Wilson and therefore adjudged the Board to pay £100 compensation in addition to the legal cost of £74.15.10 and £50 for the Reference. The case was heard before the High Court, Queen's Bench Division. The bundle mainly consists of correspondence concerning legal costs, enquiries, court proceedings etc. Most of the significant documents listed below.
-Letter from Wisbey, Sons & Moyes, on behalf of Mr P.L. Hudson, to the Board about serious subsidence on the premises of the Eagle Tavern, Dec, 1890
-Report of the General Purposes Committee recommending and independent person to arbitrate, Feb 1891
-Letter from Wisbey, Sons & Moyes instructed by Mr Hudson to refer to an achitect, 1891
-Letter from John Morley Architect & Surveyor to the Board, stating that after an inspection of the premises his judgment is the subsidence has been caused by the making of the drain put in 1888, 1891
-William Wilson's instruction to appoint Frederick Thomas Mullet, Esq, surveyor, as arbitrator, Apr 1894
-The Board's instruction to appoint William Milner Fawcett, architect, as arbitrator, Apr 1894
-Evidence of Edward Haycock, labourer, Aug 1894
-Cross examination of Mr Kerridge and Mr Payne, nd
-Cross examination of Mr Walker
-Evidence of James Wolfe and James Flack, Aug 1896
-Statement of Flack, Wolfe, Bland, Mansfield, Waterson and Fenner
-Statement by Charles Henry Payne, architect, who is of the opinion that sewer work was not responsible for the damage to the property and that it is of such bad contruction and unfit for the strains of slaughter-house purposes, nd.
-Witness opinion (statement) of Mr Alex Macmorran, Oct and Nov, 1894
-The Chesterton Local Board and Wilson Case set out before the court with copies of letters and questions to be put to counsel concerning the umpire's award
-Opinion of Mr Alex Macmorran concerning the umpire's award and liability
-Notice from the high court to set aside the award of Walter Robinson, esq, the umpire appointed in the arbitration dated 25 August, 1894 on the ground of misconduct on the part of the said umpire in the taxation or settlement of the costs, Nov 1894
-Letter from the Board to Walter Robinson (architect)
informing him the judge has dismissed Mr Wilson's application to set aside the award costs and Mr Walker has asked for payment of the sums awarded, May 1895 |