LORD CAMPBELLsaid, that he had been requested by his noble and learned Friend the Lord Chief Justice to lay on the table a Bill, which he recommended to the notice of their Lordships. The object of the Bill was to do away with an inconvenience which his noble and learned Friend had experienced on several occasions, and, above all, during the present circuit. He alluded to the case of a man's wife sustaining an injury for which damages were sought to be recovered. At present to do so it was necessary to resort to two actions; namely, a joint action for the injury; and, secondly, an action by the husband for the amount of expenses incurred. By this Bill only one action would be necessary.
§ Bill read 1a.