Christie v. Craik [1900] ScotLR 37_503 (06 March 1900)

Christie v. Craik [1900] ScotLR 37_503 (06 March 1900)

The Court refused the defender's motion for diligence to recover the pursuer's income-tax receipts, holding that such documents were not sufficiently relevant to the issue of injury to business in a defamation action.

Citation
[1900] ScotLR 37_503
Parties
Pursuer: Christie; Defender: Craik
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
06 March 1900
Procedural Posture
Action of Damages for Defamation / Interlocutory Motion for Diligence to Recover Documents
Outcome
motion refused
Legal Topics
Defamation, Reparation, Discovery of Documents, Remoteness of Damage
Tort Civil Procedure Defamation Reparation Discovery of Documents Remoteness of Damage

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Parties

Christie

Pursuer

Craik

Defender

Procedural Posture

Action of Damages for Defamation / Interlocutory Motion for Diligence to Recover Documents

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether receipts for income-tax paid by the pursuer are recoverable on diligence in a defamation action to prove injury to business

Ratio Decidendi

The Court refused the defender's motion for diligence to recover the pursuer's income-tax receipts, holding that such documents were not sufficiently relevant to the issue of injury to business in a defamation action.

Court Disposition

motion refused