Separate & Joint actions
P. 164,
Justification,
P. 172
P. 18
Fair comment.
P. 184
Fair comment.
p. 186.
p. 187.
Quus.
p. 188.
187
Truth, if pleaded, is a complete
de fence.
But it must justify the whole of
the words in the Statement of C1 sin.
Must be done fairly not actionable
so long as writer states his real
opinion.
De fence will fail unless words are
comment and not the assertion of
Bome alleged matter of fact,
on defendant,
A comment is the expression of the judgment passed upon certain alleged
facts by one who has applied his
mind to them, and who, while 50
commenting assumes that such alie ga-
tions of fact are true.
If the words complained of contain
allegations of fact which are denied
by plaintiff and which the defendant
cannot prove to be true there must
be a verdict for the plaintiff,
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It is one thing to comment on or
criticise even with severity the
ac knowledged or proved acts of a
public man and quite another to
assert that he has been guilty of
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