STANDARD ENGINEERING CO., LTD. vs. NEW TIMES CORPORATION

The plaintiffs are claiming damages for libel contained in the Weekly Spectator of 12 October 1974 written by one Yakubu Dadinkai and printed and published by the defendant corporation. The writer of the article, according to the statement of claim, said in substance that the State Insurance Corporation was losing large sums of money in motor claims and this was due to the fact that repair bills were woefully inflated by workshops and, sometimes, in so far as wayside fitters are concerned, little or no work was done on the vehicles. The writer went on to say that he visited the workshop of the plaintiffs and after failing to locate the managing director, he saw one Mr. Bossman in a melancholy mood and approached him. Mr. Bossman said to him that he sent his car to the plaintiffs for repairs and the bill was to be paid by the State Insurance Corporation. The report continued: Mr. Bossman said among the names of approved garages presented to him he chose the Standard Engineers who...