THE SLANDER CASE.
A»ltt«cttvJolia«t«i> TboXwraM. *■ The following were the issues in tho oase Anderson v Johnston, in which a farthing damages and ; costs were awarded the plaintiff yesterday:— Did the words admitted, namely, "At the grass seed thrashing I lost my long-handled shovel, I blame Winter for if because he took a saok of grass seed, so he is not too good to take a shovel," bear the meaning suggested that plaintiff stole the shovel as well as the bag of seed ? , The jury: No. Did the defendant subsequently Bay he stole the shovel ? The jury: Kb. } Did the plaintiff steal the bag of ', seed ? The jury: No. <■ Did he steal the shovel ? The jury: No. • What damages? ' '., ( The jury ; One farthing. , ' ,'.,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3788, 17 April 1891, Page 2
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122THE SLANDER CASE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3788, 17 April 1891, Page 2
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