In what circumstances will a libel action be successful?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tucker v. Douglas, 1950 CanLII 181 (SK CA):
In Leech v. Leader Pub. Co. 1926 CanLII 159 (SK CA), [1926] 1 WWR 673, at 688, 20 Sask LR 337, at 353, Lamont, J.A. stated: “It is well established that the written repetition of a slander uttered by a third person to another, cannot be justified by establishing that it was actually uttered by the third person. It can only be answered by proof of its truth under a plea of justification.”
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