https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96925 A corporation may sue for defamation where spoken words impute dishonest or improper conduct in the course of its business, and proof of special damage is not required when the slander attacks the company in its trade or trading reputation. In a defamation action, a plaintiff may be cross-examined as a witness on credit, but specific convictions or isolated acts of misconduct cannot be used to prove bad character or to support mitigation of damages. Only general reputation is admissible for that purpose, so the proposed evidence of particular misconduct was properly excluded. en-us Fri, 23 Mar 1945 00:00:00 +0630 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96925 A corporation may sue for defamation where spoken words impute dishonest or improper conduct in the course of its business, and proof of special damage is not required when the slander attacks the company in its trade or trading reputation. In a defamation action, a plaintiff may be cross-examined as a witness on credit, but specific convictions or isolated acts of misconduct cannot be used to prove bad character or to support mitigation of damages. Only general reputation is admissible for that purpose, so the proposed evidence of particular misconduct was properly excluded. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 23 Mar 1945 00:00:00 +0630 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96925