Judgment in the action for libel brought by Mr. L. K. Kentwell against the China Press, Inc., was delivered last Friday by his Honour Judge Lobingier in the U. S. Court. Plaintiff claimed Ts. 50,000 damages arising out of defendant's publication of a report of legal proceedings in which Mr. Kentwell's name was mentioned, and which report plaintiff held to be "false, scandalous, malicious and unprivileged." The chief ground of complaint was the newspaper headline used liv defendant over a report of proceedings in H. M. Supreme Court, viz.—"Fraud charge made against Atty. Kentwell: British Lawyer is ce-defendant in action "brought by Mr. Clough," whereas plaintiff denied that he had been charged with fraud or made a "ce-defendant" in the case.
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