SLANDEROUS STATEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 147, 22 June 1923, Page 4

SLANDEROUS STATEMENTS.

MAGISTRATES COURT

INVOKED.

£25 DAMAGES AWARDED.

The action claiming £50 damages for alleged elander brought by Mrs. A. V. Bradshaw against Mrs. E. j. Roberts was" concluded in the Magistrate's Court late yesterday afternoon.

Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.M., was on the bench. Mr. Pendergast appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Singer for the defendant. The plaintiff ie a land agent, and a member of the Auckland Land Agents' Association, while the defendant. Mrs. Roberts, is a saleswoman in connection with land agency Both reside at St. Helier's Bay.

There were three alleged slanderous statements cited: (1) -She is going to ■be kicked out, of the association." (2) •I have only to open my mouth and Mrs. Bradshaw will be kicked out of the association," while the third was that plaintiff Jiad been living with a man when housekeeping. After hearing lengthy evidence on both sides the magistrate said that he would not award damages for the first statement. As to the second statement, it was admitted by the defendant, and on that account he would award Mrs Bradshaw- £io damagee. Referring i o the third statement Mr. Wilson remarked that ne could not resist coming to the conclusion that what Mrs. Smailes, a witnes* had eaid, was what actually happened.' It wae a statement which defendant had £ } ° make " £15 damages we* TIZ «" that COUnt ' maki "? the damages £25 in all.