SECONDARY MEANING, may be shown, 110, 114, 115, 582, 632 evidence to support, 582, 632-634 SECRETARY OF STATE, letters to, privileged, 233, 246, 263, 629 orders issued by, absolutely privileged, 232, 233 SECT, libels on, 429, 434 expulsion from, not special damage, 69 SECURITY FOR COSTS, required from alien, 543 from bankrupt plaintiff, 541 not required from married woman, 431 or infant, 539 on removal of indictment by certiorari, 686 SEDITION, charge of, actionable, 56, 133, 134 SEDITIOUS MEETINGS, reports of, not privileged, 313, 314 SEDITIOUS WORDS, 426, 479–498 I. Treasonable Words, 480, 481 i. Words merely spoken, 480 ii. Words written or printed but not published, 480, 481 compassing the king's death, 480 II. Sedition, 481 i. Words defamatory of the sovereign himself, 482, 483 truth no defence, 483 ii. Words defamatory of the king's ministers and government, 484-487 latitude allowed to political writers, 485, 489 iii. Words defamatory of the constitution, 487–490 iv. Words defamatory of either House of Parliament or of the members thereof, 490-493 power of House to punish for contempt, 491–493 powers of subordinate legislative bodies, 492, 493 v. Words defamatory of Courts of justice and of individual judges, (a) Superior Courts, 493-495, 505-522 words defamatory of, 493, 494 fair criticism of, 494 contempts of, what are, 494, 505-521 committal and attachment by, 494, 499-522 what are superior Courts, 495 SEDITIOUS WORDS-continued. II. Sedition-continued. v. Words defamatory, &c.-continued. (b) Inferior Courts, 495-498, 522-528 power of, to commit for contempt, 497, 522-528 statutory provisions, 498 what are inferior Courts, 497 SELF-DEFENCE, language published in, is privileged, 275-281, 373, 726 SENTENCE, 684 SEPARATE ISSUES, costs of, 418, 419 SERMON, not privileged, 6, 269 delivery of, restrained, if it relates to a pending action, 503, 504, 508 unpublished, criticisms on, 202 seditious, charge of preaching, 134 SERVANT, words concerning, 62 when liable as publisher, 160, 545 employer, when liable for acts of, 160, 546-550, 678 charge against, when privileged, 238, 254–257, 338—340, 440, 441 giving character to, 216, 238, 251, 254-257, 342, 696, 720 delivery of libel by, not knowing contents, 160, 546, 678 SHOPKEEPER, words concerning, 62-67, 126, 274, 337 SHOPMAN, imputing scarlet fever to, 14, 530, 545 SHOPWOMAN, words imputing prostitution to, 63 SHORTHAND CLERK, publication of libel to, 154 SICKNESS, is not special damage, 353-358 SINGERS, words concerning, 27, 702 SISTER, brother cannot sue for slander of, 392 SITUATION, loss of, special damage, 355 SLANDER, 37-72 defined, 1, 7, 37 distinguished from libel, 3, 7, 169, 170 on a private individual, not a crime, 7, 426, 429, 430 the charge must be specific and precise, 45, 132–141 II. Words imputing a contagious disease, 37, 48, 49, 705 III. Words spoken of the plaintiff in the way of his office, profession, or trade, 49-55, 705-707 such words must affect him in such office, profession, or trade, 50 imputation of professional ignorance or unskilfulness, 50, honorary office, 25, 51-53 plaintiff must be carrying on such trade, &c., at the time he words imputing want of integrity to any one holding an office words concerning clergymen, 55-57, 705 words concerning barristers, solicitors, &c., 57—60, 707 words concerning physicians and surgeons, 60, 61, 705 words concerning other professions, 61, 62 words affecting traders in the way of their trade, 62, 63, imputations of insolvency, 63, 64, 708 imputations of dishonesty and fraud in the conduct of their trade, 64-66, 707, 708 IV. Words imputing unchastity or adultery to any woman, 67-69 words imputing immorality, 70 words imputing unchastity, 70 unsatisfactory state of the law on this point, formerly, SLANDER-continued. when actionable without proof of special damage-continued. naming informant, 166 ré-assertion in answer to plaintiff's inquiry, 170, 277–281 of sister, brother cannot sue for, 392 of deceased father, son cannot sue for, 392 injunction to restrain, 398, 399, 707 proof of the speaking of the, 630 PRECEDENTS OF PLEADINGS, &c. in action of, 696-736 SLANDER OF TITLE, OR WORDS CONCERNING THINGS, 64, 72, 73-103 definition, 73, 75 does not affect plaintiff's reputation, 73 may be by words spoken or written, 76, 77 threats by a patentee, 93-100, 406, 408 plaintiff must prove the words false, 73, 175 special damage must be proved, 76, 361 malice must be proved, 76, 80-82 slander of goods manufactured or sold by another, 84-90, 400, 401 ̄ other words producing special damage, 95, 100, 101 action survives to executor, 77, 542 PRECEDENTS OF PLEADINGS in actions of, 702-704, 711-715, 729 SLANDER OF WOMEN ACT, 1891...67, 390, 391 necessity for, 67, 68 costs under, 410 text of, 794 SLANG TERMS, question for jury as to meaning of, 120 evidence for jury as to, 633 SMALL-POX, charge of having, not actionable, 49, 535 'SMASHER," 704, 705, 720, 721 SOCIETY, charge that plaintiff is not fit to become a member of a, 20, 125 of neighbours, 356, 361 of husband, 356 communications in pursuance of duty to, privileged, 237-263 SOLICITING ANOTHER TO COMMIT A CRIME, charge of, actionable, 40, 44, 45 by words or writing, indictable, 429, 430 SOLICITOR, words concerning, 58, 59, 288, 699, 707, 718 proof of qualification, 622 not liable for asserting his client's rights, 83, 84, 273 acting maliciously when engaged in client's interests, 345 may give information unasked to client, 244, 245 publication of libel to, 241, 288 SPECIAL DAMAGE, when essential to action, 2, 3, 69-72 when essential to obtain an injunction, 92, 395-398 defined, 347 words causing, 69, 73, 103 essential in slander of title, 76 actions for words disparaging goods, 84 threats of proceedings, 90 what constitutes, 347, 353, 354 must be specially pleaded, 348, 349 arising after action, 361, 364 where the words are actionable per se, 37, 362 where the words are not actionable per se, 37, 72, 353 remoteness of, 381-392 particulars of, 359, 586, 707-715 PRECEDENTS OF, 708-715 SPECIAL JURY, how obtained, 575, 621 costs of, 650 SPECIAL MEANING, may be shown, 110, 114, 115, 582, 632-634 words capable of, 116, 123-128 innuendo essential, 123, 582, 632, 634 evidence to support, 632-634 |