ESSEX V. HOBEN.
Verdict for the Defendant. Costs on the Highest Scale. The libel action, Essex v. Hobeu, proprietor of the Manawatu Times, was concluded last night, when the jury found for the defendant on both issues, and costs allowed defendant on the highest scale.
The issues put to the jury were : (x) Did the article published by the defendant mean that plaintiff had won votes from labourers working in the sewers in the town, by providing them with whisky ? No, and the article did not refer to plaintiff. (2) Did the reference in the article of February 21st, 1908, as to the cutting and damaging of the hose, mean that the plaintiff had wilfully cut and took away the hose belonging to the borough, and in so doing had done wilful damage and injury to the property of the borough, and contrary to his duty as Mayor ? No. His Honour gave judgment for defendant, with costs on the highest scale. His Honour said that no further action could be taken after the jury’s finding. He said the result should be satisfactory to the plaintiff.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 397, 13 June 1908, Page 2
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185ESSEX V. HOBEN. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 397, 13 June 1908, Page 2
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