A LIBEL CASE.
NO GROUND FOR SUIT. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Dec. 8. In the libs! case Leigh Hunt v. H. B. Maunsell, a claim for £ISOO, counsel for the defence asked for a nonsuit on the ground that there was no evidence of malice. His Honour said that the allegedly defamatory statement made on an occasion admittedly' privileged. In that case tho onus lay upon plaintiff to prove that the privilege was abused, and that there was expressed malice. Tho question was whether or not there was evidence to justify the jury, were the matter left in iti hancls, to find malice. “There must be substantial evidence,” he added, “and I must confess I cannot see any such evidence.” , ■ His Honour accordingly dismissed the jury, and entered a non-suit with costs.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16913, 9 December 1920, Page 6
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132A LIBEL CASE. Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16913, 9 December 1920, Page 6
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