ACTION TOR SLANDER.
DAMAGES ASSESSED AT £400.
NO DEFENCE OFFERED
An undefended ..la.iin for £501 for alleged slander wa * heajd yesterdav at the Supreme Court before *Mr. (Justice Ad:,nis and a jury of 12. The plaintiff wjls Leila Louisa Jane Watson (Mr. Hogg), Wl f e 0 j xhoma<s Kme.rson Watson, of Auckland, contractor, and the defendant James Boyd, of Auckland, wharflabourer. Kvidencr »■,,, e ivei, bv *.he '•lainUff that she had for'merlv kept a boarding houao. i„ which the "defendant a hoarder. When she married her present husband she requested the lelend all i to leave. Since then the defendant s conduct oward vvitne-ss had been particularly offensive. About 18 months a>fo witness had the defendant bound over to keep the jvace, toward her. He had subsequently continued to annov her, and in the presence of witnesses had accused ner ol immorality. Supporting evidence was given t.y Fredenek Jackson, to whom the defend" h!U bad made certain statements. Hie jury, af: cr a p | lort retirement, re. turned a verdict for the plaintiff for £400.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17853, 6 August 1921, Page 11
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175ACTION TOR SLANDER. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17853, 6 August 1921, Page 11
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