Isbey v New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation - [1975] 1 NZLR 721

Defamation — Pleading — Statement of claim — Innuendo properly pleaded — Defences — Qualified privilege may turn on particular facts not to be struck out before trial — Defence of "justification" struck out since plaintiff had not pleaded that which was sought to be justified.

Practice — Pleadings — Defamation — Innuendoes — Motion to strike out part of statement of defence — Qualified privilege not struck out before trial — Justification — Cannot be pleaded of something not alleged by plaintiff.