Sunlight Soap.
• £50,000 DAMAGES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) LONDON, July 18. Mr W.-H.-Lever, head of the firm of Lever 8r05.,--soap manufactui era has instituted a prosecution against the “ Daily Mail ” and “ Evening News,” for libel S with the Soap' Trust. He Hjfttadares' that the attacks on the trust him in a few weeks £40.000 on sales while two millions’ worth of £lO preference shares of the firm declined £l each besides: other losses on ordinary ■bores and good-will. The “Daily-Mail” and “Mirror” W. H. and the actions have been ■etttled with £50,000 damag'B. Mr Rufus Isaacs, counsel for the newspapers, announced that in view of Lever’s -damwmour iu the witness box he with- • drew the plea of justification. i; Mr Justice Lawrence commended as honorable and proper the course tahen. - Th' damages awarded are exclusive of taxed-costs.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TAN19070720.2.20
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43116, 20 July 1907, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
136Sunlight Soap. Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43116, 20 July 1907, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.
Log in