Insurance Company Slander Action Continues

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 41, 18 February 1938, Page 7

Insurance Company Slander Action Continues

DEFENCE DEITIES ALLEGATIONS

Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Last Night. The case in which the Australian Provincial Assurance Company, Ltd., is claiming £IOOO damages for slander from the Australian Mutual Provident society was continued in the Supremo Court to-day before Mr. Justice Kennedy. Evidence for plaintiff was completed this morning, and when the Court adjourned till to-morrow evidence for tho defence was being heard. The defence is a denial of the use of the words complained of by plaintiff. Iu opening for the defence, Mr. G. G. Watson, of Wellington, said that after an investigation the A.M.P, decide! that the statements complained of had not been made and decided not to make the settlement requested by the A.P.A. If the action were well founded,-and if damages were recovered ugfitttSl the A.M.P. as a result of the statements made by the agents, then in law the A.M.P. would bo entitled to recover the amount from their servants who made the statements contrary to instructions and iu excess of their duty. The jury had to decide two issuer: (7) Did the A.M.P. agents use the words or substantially the same words as those set out in the statement of claim to the people to w'lioin they were alleged to have been made! and (2) did the words bear the particular meaning put on them by plaintiff!