The Suffolk Hyde Affair - Doc 90 Lin Homer Birmingham City Councillor

Suffolk County Council

Secretary and Solicitor

By Fax: 01502 569319
The Chief Clerk
Lowestoft County Court
28 Gordon Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk NR32 1NL

LO900306
6028/JCA/JEC
Miss Alexander
01473 584148
6th April 1999

Dear Sirs,

RE: MICHAEL JOHN HYDE –v- M ALCOCK
LOWESTOFT COUNTY COURT – CASE NO. LO900306

I have received a letter dated 31 March 1999 from Mr Hyde, the plaintiff in the above matter. I note that Mr Hyde has informed the Court that "the Defendant admits that all the money is owed" by ticking box B in the request for Judgement section of form N0205A

This is not, in fact, the case and I enclose for your urgent attention copies of correspondence between Suffolk County Council, Mr Hyde’s employers and the plaintiff.

As you will note, Mr Hyde’s claim should properly have been made against Suffolk County Council as his employer, rather than the County’s Chief Fire Officer. In order to save the plaintiff the inconvenience of having to issue new proceedings it was agreed that the plaintiff would withdraw the case in consideration of Suffolk County Council settling his claim.

I look forward to hearing from you as a matter of urgency that Judgement has not been entered against Mr Alcock.

Yours faithfully

Alexander

For K W Stevens
County Secretary and Solicitor

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