AWARDED £50

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12527, 12 April 1935, Page 4

AWARDED £SO

BOOT SALESMAN’S CLAIM FOR LIBEL, ADVERTISEMENT BY FORMER EMPLOYERS. (Press Association). INVERCARGILL, April 11. Holding that the words “weed out” were prejudicial to the persons to whom they related, and saving that there was no need for a firm to bit back harshly at somebody who had been in its employ, but stating-that plaintiff was only on e of a number, Mr iE. C. Levvy, S.M, today gave judgment for plaintiff for £SO, together with cost >£S Is, in an action tor >ibcl in which Benjamin Thomas East lake boot salesman, claimed + o recover i£3CO us damages from John Kingslnnd and Co., boot importers. The action arose out of an advertisement in the Southland Daily News 1 , which contained the following .w'ords: “We have weeded out our staff, and trained our assistants in the scientific fitting of footwear, and have now a service which is second to none in the Dominion, and ik yours for the asking at no extra cost, to yon.” Plaintiff in his statement of claim alleged that the defendant meant thereby that plaintiff liaff teen discharged from the staff of the defendant company ns being an inferior salesman and a useless employee, and a noxious person. He contended that Lhe publication was false and malicious. After .giving judgment His Worship fixed security for appeal at £2l, on the amount and costs being paid into court.