Scott libel case settled
NZPA-Reuter ; - London Settlement of a court action by< the British naturalist, Sir Peter Scott, over, a book about his father, ..the Antarctic explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, has been announced in London. Sir Peter obtained a High Court writ ’ last- September restraining Hodder ” and Stoughton from publishing “Scott and Amundsden” by Roland Hunterford, about the face to the South Pole in 1912.
He also claimed • damages “must under ’ Yio •eircum for libel and breach of ooh- stances be? Interpreter? as aptraCt and for infringement of proval of anything pi the Copyright and conversion. book, from! which he totally Sir Peter’s solicitors said dissociated himself, , and yesterday that Mr Hun- which he did not, moreover, derford had agreed to make see before printing.” -. | a donation to a charity of ’’ The statement would say Sir Peter’s choice, and pay that Mr Hunterford did not his costs. accept that he had deniIt had also been agreed grated Captain Scott,j “but I that library copies and any greatly regret any distress future editions of the book that treatment of the would contain a statement J : by the author that- material subject has caused Peter made available by Sir Peter or others.”
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