Corcoran v W. R Jacob and Company, Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1945 |
| Date | 01 January 1945 |
| Court | Supreme Court |
(S.C.),
Corcoran
and
W. & R. Jacob and Company, Ltd.
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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3 cases
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McNamara v Dunnes Stores (Parkway) Ltd
...had stolen items from Dunnes Stores, the defendant cited the Supreme Court decision of Corcoran v. W. R. Jacob and Company Limited [1945] I.R. 446. The defendant contended that it was authority for the proposition that an honest belief by a witness called on behalf of the defendant that a l......
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Nolan v Laurence Lounge t/a Grace's Pub
...Maher S.C. contends that the correct statement of the law is that set out in Coleman and Corcoran v. W. & R. Jacob and Company Limited [1945] I.R. 446. He argues that consistent with the reasoning in McNamara, the court should disallow the defence of qualified privilege where the defendant ......
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Kirkwood Hackett v Tierney
...JJ. (1) 3 Q. B. D. 237. (2) [1891] A. C. 73. (3) L. R. 4 Ex. 232. (4) 18 L. T. 527. (5) [1892] 1 Q. B. 431. (6) [1917] A. C. 309. (7) [1945] I. R. 446. (8) [1950] W. N. 83. (9) [1891] 2 Q. B. 341. (10) (1872) L. R. 4 P. C. 495. (11) [1917] S. C. 15. (12) (1858) E. B. & E. 346. (13) [1895] 2......