Hello. I chanced upon your post and had a look for you in the Scotsman online archives. There are 2 articles 3rd Nov 1928 and 21st Feb 1929 which discuss the case brought by William James Boyle against Robert T Walker director of Avonhead Colliery. I think you’ll find them of interest as this is clearly your ancestor and the case you refer to, but he did not sue because he lost his arm. He sued for slander and loss of earnings after the director objected to his appointment as checkweigher in no uncertain terms!
Get in touch and I’ll send you the articles. My email is janmac195 [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] uk (sorry for the code apparently it helps stop spammers)
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December 31st, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Hello. I chanced upon your post and had a look for you in the Scotsman online archives. There are 2 articles 3rd Nov 1928 and 21st Feb 1929 which discuss the case brought by William James Boyle against Robert T Walker director of Avonhead Colliery. I think you’ll find them of interest as this is clearly your ancestor and the case you refer to, but he did not sue because he lost his arm. He sued for slander and loss of earnings after the director objected to his appointment as checkweigher in no uncertain terms!
Get in touch and I’ll send you the articles. My email is janmac195 [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] uk (sorry for the code apparently it helps stop spammers)