A LIBEL ACTION.
AN IMPORTANT POINT HESEIIVKD. I>er Press Association. Wellington, July 5. An important point was raised in the preliminary hearing of the libel action brought by Florence Isabella Hall, of Jtasterton, against the New Zealand Times, claiming £2OO damages. One of the interrogatories demanded the name of the paper's informant. ' Judge Cooper said as the paper was prepared to take responsibility, he must hesitate to order it to disclose its auth- , ority. ' Counsel submitted that the sole cpies- 1 ticm was whether lualice was in the is- ! sue. Defendant denied malice, and plaintitV was entitled to know the source of \ [information in order to prove malice, Ilis Honor said malice was in issue in, every libel, mid the jury should be told S to infer it. .It was a most important !' matter from the point of view of the , Press generally, as well as the partien- • lar parties concerned, and he would " take time to consider. 0
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 6 July 1907, Page 2
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159A LIBEL ACTION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 6 July 1907, Page 2
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