Supreme Court of the Cape of Good Hope - 1877

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Judgment date
May 1877
Reported
Allegation that a parliamentarian 'votes blindly' from a guaranteed salary found libellous; nominal damages awarded.
Defamation — libel — allegation that a member of parliament 'votes blindly' due to a guaranteed salary — imputations of corrupt motive not protected as fair comment absent proof — truth as defence — nominal damages awarded.
15 May 1877