The Attorney-General and others -v- The Mayor, aldermen & citizens of the city of Nottingham. Minutes of evidence (February 10 - February 15, 1904).

  • Great Britain. High Court of Justice. Chancery Division.
Date:
[1904?]
Catalogue details

Licence: In copyright

Credit: The Attorney-General and others -v- The Mayor, aldermen & citizens of the city of Nottingham. Minutes of evidence (February 10 - February 15, 1904). Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

    15/284 (page 11)
    18*2. From your yard can you see the patients in the hospital February lo, 1904 grounds ?—Yes. V33. I think your wife is Hving with you ; and your son and his E. Banw. wife and their infant ?—Yes. A 134. Your son works at the Bestwood CoUiery, does he ?—Yes. 135. Do you object to the hospital being so near you ?—Yes, greatly. 136. Do you know the caretaker of the hospital?—I do not know his name. B 137. Do you know him by sight ?—Yes. 138. Does he live inside ?—I do not know that—he is always there when I am there. 139. What does he do- -has he got charge of the gate ?—He runs about getting firewood, unlocks the gates, and goes on to the V road. 140. Does he go inside the building ?—Yes. 141. You have seen him ?—Yes. 142. And you have seen him at the gates ?—Yes. 143. And out in the road ?—Yes. D 144. He is out on the road?—He is in charge of the gates and lets us in and out. 145. Have you seen him out on the road?—Yes, many times. 146. What was he doing out on the road ?—Standing there. 147. Was he talking to anybody ?—Yes, if there is anyone who E will stop and talk to him. 148. Have you seen him stop and talk to people ?—Yes. Mr. PAEKER : There has been no particulars of this. It is not alleged that the hospital is mismanaged. Mr. Justice FARWELL : That is quite true, but you see it is F quiet timet and to some extent I must deal with the probabilities, and although there may not be actually patients there it is quite open to the observation that this man would behave like this if there were patients. Mr. PARKER : If mismanagement had been alleged we should (t have particulars and have been able to deny this. Mr. Justice FARWELL : It is a quiet timet action and ex hypothesi there is no damage. Mr. PARKER : It is founded on it being almost inevitably a nuisance where it is.