Gwynne and Small v Wairarapa Times-Age Company Limited - [1972] NZLR 586

Defamation — Meaning of the statement — Words used in their ordinary sense — Words used extravagantly not conveying imputation upon character — Pleading practice and evidence — New trial — Verdict against weight of evidence — Strong grounds required before new trial ordered.

Practice — New trial — Defamation — Verdict against weight of evidence — Strong grounds required before new trial ordered.