MASSEY V. THE TIMES
LORD ATKINSON'S JUDGMENT. By —Press Association—Copyright, Received 20, 12.10 a.m. London, May 19. Lord Atkinson, delivering judgment in the Massey-New Zealand Times appeal case, said that the question turned on whether ,the cartoons applied to Mr. Massey personally, and whether he was attacked in his private character. Dealing wilh the paragraph headed "A poisonous pamphlet," while the paragraph exculpated Mr. Massey and his colleagues from circulating it, lie said that it inculpated the party, making allegations of dishonesty, fraud and deceit. Plaintiff's accusation of Tammanyism was political warfare and fair comment. He regretted the absence of a full report of Sir Jolm Mndlay's speech when the paragraph was published, in order to clearly establish which lie he exhorted the Opposition .to "hitch their wagon to." The Supreme Court's decision must stand.
MASSEY v. THE TIMES.
By Telrgraph—Press Association. Wellington, Saturday. A private cablegram has been received stating that the Privy Council has dismissed, with costs, Mr. Massey's appeal in the libel action against the New Zealand Times.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 277, 20 May 1912, Page 5
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171MASSEY V. THE TIMES Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 277, 20 May 1912, Page 5
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