What is the test for using rumour as evidence in a defamation case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pressler v. Lethbridge, 1998 CanLII 6742 (BC SC):
It is true that in the broadcast both defendants speak sometimes, but not always, in terms of rumour. The plaintiffs rely on the dicta of Greer L.J. in Cookson v. Harewood, supra at p. 485 where he quoted the trial judge: ...if you repeat a rumour you cannot say it is true by proving that in fact the rumour existed; you have to prove that the subject-matter of the rumour was true.
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