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Evening Star, Issue 2963, 17 August 1872, Page 3

Extraordinary Action for Slander. — At the Sydney Metropolitan District Court, Cornelius Riordan sued Matthew Sullivan and wife for Llfl for slander. In this curious case the “slander” alleged on the plaint Wcas that the wife of Sullivan had told some woman named Levy that a house belonging to Kiordan (which i'iordan was about to let to Mrs Levy) was “ haunted,” for that within a space of three years two persons had died in the house suddenly, and one other tenant had h un g himself. Being “nervous” and “believing in ghosts sometimes,” Mrs, Levy declined to become a tenant of the house, though she was at first ■well pleased with it. The unfortunate history of the house thus imputed to it was by Mr Riordan indignantly denied. The action was consequently brought for the loss of a tenant to the house, which stood vacant for some weeks. The Court held that there was no ground for action, and non-suited the plaintiff. Mr Henry Howorth is a candidate to represent Caversham in the House of Eepresentati ves. (For continuation of nexus see fourth page.)

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