Nathanson v Doherty [1914] ZATPD 86 (10 August 1914)

Defamation.-Privilege.-Broker and client.-Animus injuriandi.

D, through his broker K, entered into negotiation with N for the purchase of goods, which negotiations he broke off on ascertaining N's unsatisfactory financial position. In the course of subsequent instructions, D wrote to K : " It is of no use offering me quotations for forward deliveries if sellers are men of straw as in the case of N." Held, the communication was privileged, and made without animus iniuriandi.