Hollis v. Meux

Citations

• 69 Cal. 625
• 11 P. 248
• 1886 Cal. LEXIS 700

Syllabus

<p>Libel—Insolvency—Opposition to Discharge—Specifications—Attorney. — An attorney who, in the course of his employment, files specifications of opposition to an insolvent’s discharge, alleging that the insolvent had been privy to making false and fraudulent entries in his books, with intent to defraud creditors, and had sworn falsely in relation to his estate, and while acting in a fiduciary capacity fraudulently converted property to his own use, of which facts he had been informed by his client, cannot be held for libel. The publication is absolutely privileged.</p>