LIBELLING THE DEAD
THE FRENCH WAY. 1 • In France, where libels on the living are dealt with more leniently than in England, the memory of the dead is protected by law, observes the Morning Post. Dumas pere sustained two actions for libelling the dead in his novels. The Marquis de Prefontaine sued him for stating in “La Route de Varennes” that his grandfather closed the doors of his house against Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette on the occasion of their flight from Paris. The Court ruled that a fresh edition of the book should be published within a month showing that M. de Prefontaine actually sheltered the Royal fugitives. Dumas was also sued by Ihe Marquis d’Epinay St. Luc for insulting references to Francois de Et. Luc in “La Dame de Monsoreau.” In this case the Judge ruled that enough evidence was not available to clear St. Luc’s reputation.
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Southland Times, Issue 18973, 21 June 1923, Page 8
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149LIBELLING THE DEAD Southland Times, Issue 18973, 21 June 1923, Page 8
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