PUNY DAMAGES
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL GRANTED By Teiegrai-n Hir-s.- association AUCKLAND, March 5. A new trial was granted by Mr Justice Callan in the case in which Marguerite Metre Wrack was awarded one farthing damages in respect of a claim for £4OO against William John Bekker, an elderly retired soap manufacturer, for an alleged slanderous statement concerning her. His Honour said that he felt, in view of the nature of the statement, that the damages awarded were too small. The question of costs was reserved.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19370306.2.59
Bibliographic details
Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20669, 6 March 1937, Page 8
Word Count
86PUNY DAMAGES Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20669, 6 March 1937, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Timaru Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in