THE IVESS-KERR LIBEL CASE.
At the Supreme Court, Ghrfstohurbh, yest .relay, before his Honor Judge John* ston, the case Jvess v. Ksrr was called om This, tays the " Press," was an applloa* tlon for a new trial. The case, which was on* of libel, was heard before Jiis Honor at Nisi Prius at Timaru, resulting m a special verdict being found by three* fourths of a jory of four for the defendant. The plaintiff now sought to set aside the' verdict on the giotrad* : — (1I That the evidence as given at the trlcl could not support a verdict for the defea< dant ; (2) the plea of justification was im> properly received by the learned Judge at the trial ; (3) that the verdict wm against the weight of evidence ; (4) that the words set forth In the statement of claim are clearly libellous, and, therefore, the verdict was a perverse one. Mr Wilding for plaintiff; Mr Joyct for the defendant. - Mr Wilding briefly opened the owe for the plaintiff, and proceeded to argue the legal points raised by the grounds stated for a new trial, oltiug a number of iftuthort* tl9B. , Mr Joynt was heard at some length contra. • Hio Honor refused tho application for % new trial, with £10 10s costs. '
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1586, 16 June 1887, Page 2
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210THE IVESS-KERR LIBEL CASE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1586, 16 June 1887, Page 2
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