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Plaintiffs sued newspaper publisher and journalist in defamation regarding article suggesting they burnt down their house; defendants applied to strike out para 57 of statement of claim pleading hurt feelings; paragraph relevant to measure of compensation; where complaint not sufficiently notified by rule 444 letter; application adjourned: Byrne J
Primary Judgment
[2003] QSC 368
31 Oct 2003
Defendants applied for strike out of certain paragraphs of amended statement of claim and summary judgment; Helman J
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2004] QCA 135
30 Apr 2004
appeal dismissed: McPherson and Jerrard JJA and Philippides J