SLANDER ACTION

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 August 1911, Page 3

SLANDER ACTION

MONCKTON v. BROWN. An advance stage, of a slander action was mentioned before Mr Justico Sim at a Chamber sitting vestordav. The parties were Charles Arthur Wivitmore Monckton. of Pahikc. near Otaki, grazier and dealer in live stock, plaintiff, and Byron Brown, of Otaki. storekeeper, defendant. Mr C. B. Morrison appeared for plaintiff, and Mr A. W. Blair for defendant. The claim is for C1'250 damages on five causes of action, each asking £250. for alleged slander relating to plaintiff's financial position. Mr Blair moved for discovery and interrogatories, and secured a genoral order. Mr Morrison moved for interrogatories to be answered, to which Mr Blair consented. The action will come on for hearing at Palmerston North during the ensuing sessions of the Supreme Court."