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BUT £25,000 COSTS. ACTION FOR LIBEL. AGAINST SYDNEY NEWSPAPER. by cable—?ar,ss association—copyright. Received Oct. 15, 10.45 a.m SYDNEY, Oct. 15. In the two actions in which Emmanuel Myersori, a Sydney property owner, claimed in each case £IO,OOO damages for alleged libel against Smith’9 newspapers, Ltd., the jury gave plaintiff a verdict for a farthing damages. The Judge refused the plaintiff’s application for a certificate of costs. The cases were very protracted, and it is stated that the total costs are between £20,000 and £25,000.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 October 1924, Page 5
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86LOWEST DAMAGES Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 October 1924, Page 5
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