Nisi Prius Court: Before Mr. Justice Mathew: An Accountant’s Libel Action: Smedley v. The “Birmingham Gazette” Company (limited): This was a special jury case, in which the plaintiff, William Thomas Smedley, accountant, claimed damages for libel. … (case concerning article about Birmingham Central Tramway Company audit)… Mr. Darling proceeded to explain that on Mr. Pepper taking steps to repudiate the imputation in the article so far as it related to him, and informing the defendants that the opposition to the Tramway Company was not originated by either Mr. Smedley or himself, a further article appeared in the “Gazette” but so far from accepting it as a withdrawal, Mr. Pepper regarded it as an aggravation of the previous attack and Messrs. Smith, Pinsent and Co. wrote the editors intimating that they were instructed by Mr. Pepper to take proceedings for libel …
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