Iu a newspaper libel action in California, Sargeant S. I'rentiss, the Pemosthencs of the Southern Bar, successfully defended his client. He made two pleas, as follows : — First, the plaintitTs character was so bad it could not be damaged by anything defendant said. Second, defendant was such a notorious liar that nobody would believe him. Verdict —acquittal.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6362, 8 April 1882, Page 7
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