{"id":97992,"date":"1890-09-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1890-09-02T18:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/leishman-vs-holland-on-3-september-1890"},"modified":"2017-10-12T19:17:11","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T13:47:11","slug":"leishman-vs-holland-on-3-september-1890","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/leishman-vs-holland-on-3-september-1890","title":{"rendered":"Leishman vs Holland on 3 September, 1890"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Madras High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Leishman vs Holland on 3 September, 1890<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_citations\">Equivalent citations: (1891) ILR 14 Mad 51<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: M Ayyar, Shephard<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>1. This suit stands on an entirely different footing from that which has been prosecuted by the plaintiff against the company. Here the first question is whether the statements complained of by the plaintiff, which, in themselves, are certainly defamatory, were made under circumstances conferring on the defendant any privilege; and, secondly, it has to be seen whether they were made maliciously and with knowledge on the defendant&#8217;s part that they were false.\n<\/p>\n<p>2. Agreeing with the Subordinate Judge, we are clearly of opinion that the statements were all in the nature of privileged communications, and that the plaintiff has failed to prove that the defendant believed them to be untrue when he made them or acted maliciously in making them. We dismiss the appeal with costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madras High Court Leishman vs Holland on 3 September, 1890 Equivalent citations: (1891) ILR 14 Mad 51 Bench: M Ayyar, Shephard JUDGMENT 1. This suit stands on an entirely different footing from that which has been prosecuted by the plaintiff against the company. 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