'The law in bulk may not be an ass, as has so often been alleged, but it is becoming increasingly clear, from' some eases recently do-elded, that the law of libel is growing verne fascinatingly long cars. A sporting writer dealing with the life of Jimmy Wilde, at one Umea famous boxer, dealt with an informal out between him and Boy McCormick in the following passage of a book on the former's When...
was invited to put_ te Boy "MeCormick, the "then or Great Bain, fasily as it he had been more than' bra Ay" off The incident occurred twenty years ape, but the book has only recently been published, Mr. McCormick, now a travelling salesman." and boxing instructor, considered that he kad been defamed and brought an action in the High Court in London against the author and the publishery of the book for libel, The judge on this occasion had the assistance of (a jury, which considered that Mr, McCormick had
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