 ... the law considers such publication as malicious, unless it is fairly made by a person in the discharge of some public or private duty, whether legal or moral, or in the conduct of his own affairs, in matters where his interest is concerned.  Albany Law Journal - Page 2311888Full view - About this book
 | Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - Law reports, digests, etc - 1889 - 1110 pages
...is equally strong. Referring to privileged communications, it was said by that learned judge, that " the occasion prevents the inference of malice which the law draws from unauthorized communications, and affords a qualified defence depending upon the absence of actual malice.... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - Law reports, digests, etc - 1889 - 990 pages
...communication, to be privileged, should be fairly made by a person in the discharge of some publio or private duty, whether legal or moral, or in the conduct of bis own affairs where his interest is concerned. In Harrison v. Buali, 32 Eng. L. & Eq. 173, substantially... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1888 - 912 pages
...made by the defendant, believing it to be true, and that there was a reasonable occasion or exigency in the conduct of his own affairs, in matters where his interest was concerned, which fairly warranted the publication. Proof of such facts go to negative the inference... | |
 | Ontario. High Court of Justice - Law reports, digests, etc - 1890 - 848 pages
...well-known limits as to verbal slander), and the law considers such publication as malicious, unless it is fairly made by a person in the discharge of some public...affairs, in matters where his interest is concerned." Baron Parke, in Toogood v. S [tyring, also makes use of the following language : " If fairly warranted... | |
 | John Townshend - Libel and slander - 1890 - 972 pages
...for the occasion upon which it was used. These cases hold that if the language complained of was used in the discharge of some public or private duty, whether legal or moral, or recognized by social custom or in the conduct of defendant's own affairs in matters where his interest... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1890 - 950 pages
...propriety attaches to hear the utterance." 81 NY 116. Such an occasion is where a communication is fairly made by a person, in the discharge of some public or private duty, legal or moral, or in the conduct of his own affairs, in a matter where his interest is concerned.... | |
 | Francis Marion Burdick - Torts - 1891 - 416 pages
...earlier case, it was said that the law considered a libellous "publication as malicious unless it is fairly made by a person in the discharge of some public...affairs in matters where his interest is concerned;" and that statement of the rule was approved by Folger, J., in Klench v. Colby, 46 1ST. Y. 427, and... | |
 | Jean Joseph Beauchamp, Great Britain. Privy Council - Civil law Canada - 1891 - 946 pages
...well-known limits as to verbal slander), and the law considers such publication as malicious, unless it is fairly made by a person in the discharge of some public...affairs in matters where his interest is concerned. RANGERS OF THE SEA. PEACE v. GLOAIIEC 2 8. It was agreed, in a bill of lading, that the goods were... | |
 | Thomas Brett - English law - 1891 - 660 pages
...well-known limits as to verbal slander), and the law considers such publication as malicious, unless it is fairly made by a person in the discharge of some public or private duty, whether a legal or moral, or in the conduct of his own affairs in matters where his interest is concerned.... | |
 | Frank Sumner Rice - Criminal procedure - 1894 - 1062 pages
...earlier case, it was said that the law considered a libelous "publication as malicious unless it is fairly made by a person in the discharge of some public...affairs in matters where his interest is concerned;" and that statement of the rule was approved by Folger, J., in Klinck v. Colby, 46 K Y. 427, and in... | |
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