Green v. Peter Reid & Co., and Another [1905] ScotLR 42_685 (01 July 1905)

Green v. Peter Reid & Co., and Another [1905] ScotLR 42_685 (01 July 1905)

The letter complained of could not reasonably be read as imputing dishonesty to the pursuer, nor did it refer to him personally in a defamatory sense; therefore, the innuendo was not borne out and no issue should be allowed to proceed to trial.

Citation
[1905] ScotLR 42_685
Parties
Pursuer: George Alexander Oag Green; Defenders: Peter Reid & Company and Ernest Buik
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
01 July 1905
Procedural Posture
Civil (reparation/slander) / Inner House Appeal on Reclaiming Note
Outcome
action dismissed
Legal Topics
Slander, Libel, Innuendo, Public Criticism, Management of Charitable Funds
Defamation Media Law Charity Law Slander Libel Innuendo Public Criticism Management of Charitable Funds

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Parties

George Alexander Oag Green

Pursuer

Peter Reid & Company and Ernest Buik

Defenders

Procedural Posture

Civil (reparation/slander) / Inner House Appeal on Reclaiming Note

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the published letter was capable of bearing the innuendo that the pursuer was guilty of dishonest conduct in the application of hospital funds and unfit to manage public funds.

Ratio Decidendi

The letter complained of could not reasonably be read as imputing dishonesty to the pursuer, nor did it refer to him personally in a defamatory sense; therefore, the innuendo was not borne out and no issue should be allowed to proceed to trial.

Court Disposition

action dismissed

Orders

  • Interlocutor recalled; issue disallowed; defenders assoilzied (absolved)