Smith v Wood
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 20 January 1813 |
| Date | 20 January 1813 |
| Court | High Court |
English Reports Citation: 170 E.R. 1397
IN THE COURTS OF KING'S BENCH AND COMMON PLEAS
[323] Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1813. smith v wood. (A person who having a copy of a libellous caricature, shews it to another on being requested so to do, is not thereby liable to an action for maliciously publishing it.) This was an action for a bbel upon the plaintiff in the shape of a caricature print intituled, " The inside of a parish workhouse with all abuses reformed." A witness stated, that having heard the defendant had a copy of this print, he went to his house, and requested liberty to see it. The defendant thereupon produced it; and pointed out the figure of the plaintiff, and the other persons it ridiculed. (a) Dawes v. Peck, 8 T. K 330 , Button v. Solomonson, 3 Bos. and Pul 584. (6) But where the freight is not paid by the shipper, and the goods are stated in the biH of lading to be shipped by order and on account of the consignee, the action can only be maintained by the latter, Brown v. Hodgson, 2...
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