Corcoran v W. R Jacob and Company, Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1945 |
| Date | 01 January 1945 |
| Court | Supreme Court |
Privilege - Malice - Honest belief - Witness's demeanour under cross-examination - Allegation of falsity of plaintiff's case -Obstinate adherence to belief in truth of defamatory words - Plaintiff assaulted shortly before slander -Whether evidence of malice - Jury awarding damages for slander and assault - Damages not segregated - Slander verdict reversed on appeal -Case remitted to High Court to assess damages for assault.
The defendants, a limited company engaged in the manufacture and sale of biscuits and confectionery, employed the plaintiff as a storekeeper. In the course of his work the plaintiff left the defendants' premises on messages for them, and, while so engaged...
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