The proper meaning of a privileged communication is only this ; that the occasion on which the communication was made rebuts the inference prima facie arising from a statement prejudicial to the character of the Plaintiff, and puts it upon him to prove... A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors - Page 246by William Oldnall Russell - 1843 - 1122 pagesFull view - About this book
| Frederick Augustus Carrington, Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, Joseph Payne - 1825 - 948 pages
...prejudicial to the character of (a) 2 CM & II. 573. The judgment of Mr. Baron Purke will be found at p. 577. the plaintiff, and puts it upon him to prove that...there was malice in fact ; — that the defendant was actuate,! by motives of personal spite, or ill will, independent of the occasion on which the communication... | |
| 1855 - 980 pages
...clearly laid down. Parke, B. there says, " The proper meaning of a privileged communication is only this : that the occasion on which the communication...defendant was actuated by motives of personal spite or ill-will, independent of the occasion on which the communication was made." Here, the first point to... | |
| 1873 - 962 pages
...communication is this, that the occasion on which the communication waa made rebnta the inference prima fc&ie arising from a statement prejudicial to the character...defendant was actuated by motives of personal spite or ill-will, independent of the occasion on which the communication was made." It has been contended that... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Exchequer - 1836 - 816 pages
...not, perhaps, quite a correct expression. The proper meaning of a privileged communication is only this ; that the occasion on which the communication...defendant was actuated by motives of personal spite or ill-will, independent of the occasion on which the communication was made. In the present case Exch.... | |
| William Selwyn - 1838 - 838 pages
...communication is this, that the occasion on which the communication was made, rebuts the inference jrrimd facie arising from a statement prejudicial to the...independent of the occasion on which the communication was madeb. If the matter of the libel be true, the defendant may plead it in justification ; but in such... | |
| William Selwyn - 1842 - 822 pages
...defence which may be set up under the plea of not guilty (p), notwithstanding the foregoing rule. The proper meaning of a privileged communication is this,...of the occasion on which the communication was made (q). If the matter of the libel be true, the defendant may plead it in justification ; but in such... | |
| Archibald John Stephens - 1842 - 998 pages
...communication on which the communication was made, rebuts the inference prima facie defined by Mr. arising from a statement prejudicial to the character of the plaintiff, and puts -m »"¡д^ v. it upon him to prove, that there was malice in fact — that the defendant was Woodgate.... | |
| William Selwyn - 1845 - 878 pages
...communication is this, — that the occasion on which the communication was made, rebuts the inference prima facie arising from a statement prejudicial to the...of the occasion on which the communication was made (<). If the matter of the libel be true, the defendant may plead it in justification ; but in such... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas - 1847 - 612 pages
...G. 12, Gale, Exch. 329, PARKE, B., says : " The proper meaning of a privileged communication is only this; that the occasion on which the communication...puts it upon him to prove that there was malice in fact—that the defendant was actuated by motives of personal spite and ill-will, independent of the... | |
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