Action for Damages.
! (united press association.) i I V Dunedin, April 20. : A rj. action for defamation of cbaracti?r<, m, vvlfich some amusement is expected, wilt b^ heard at the District Court here on Wednesday. The paities are rivt'l bootmakers, and tho plaint note alleges that on or about April last the defendant falsely and maliciously spoke m public concerning the plaintiff, the following words : — " You are a thief and a robber, and a -swindler -; : no wonder yoa*~were^l)ioy« cotted m the Arcade, being such a svi-iu.ller; you- dit'ty^' l6w scamp." I Meaning, that ! honest and swindling practice oT^the [ plaintiff m the couwe. of his trade , when keeping a shop inVtheo^Sjade, | and his general bad?cf)aractVr," I refused to deal with him, and by such I refusal the p'latntifL. was forded to leave ; the Arcade. Damages are laid at
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 125, 22 April 1884, Page 2
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137Action for Damages. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 125, 22 April 1884, Page 2
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