[480]. The statement has been condensed, the facts sufficiently appearing in the opinion of Mellor, J. The arguments of counsel and the concurring opinion of Hannen, J., are omitted.
[481]. Barbaud v. Hookham, 5 Esp. 109; McDougall v. Claridge, 1 Camp. 267; Dunman v. Bigg, 1 Camp, 269 n.; Todd v. Hawkins, 2 M. & R. 20, 8 Car. & P. 88; Shipley v. Todhunter, 7 Car. & P. 680; Harris v. Thompson, 13 C. B. 333; Maitland v. Bramwell, 2 F. & F. 623; Scarll v. Dixon, 4 F. & F. 250; Cooke v. Wildes, 5 E. & B. 328; Croft v. Stevens, 7 H. & N. 570; Whiteley v. Adams, 15 C. B. N. S. 392; Spill v. Maule, L. R. 4 Ex. 232; Laughton v. Bishop, L. R. 4 P. C. 495; Davies v. Snead, L. R. 5 Q. B. 608; Waller v. Loch, 7 Q. B. D. 619; Cowles v. Potts, 34 L. J. Q. B. 247; Quartz Co. v. Beall, 20 Ch. Div. 501; Royal Aquarium v. Parkinson, [1892] 1 Q. B. 431; Pittard v. Oliver, [1891] 1 Q. B. 474; Phila. Co. v. Quigley, 21 How. 202; Broughton v. McGrew, 39 Fed. 672; Haight v. Cornell, 15 Conn. 74; Etchison v. Pergerson, 88 Ga. 620; Wharton v. Wright, 30 Ill. App. 343; Coombs v. Rose, 8 Blackf. 155; Kirkpatrick v. Eagle Lodge, 26 Kan. 384; Lynch v. Febiger, 39 La. Ann. 336; Remington v. Congdon, 2 Pick. 310; Bradley v. Heath, 12 Pick. 163; Farnsworth v. Storrs, 5 Cush. 412; York v. Pease, 2 Gray, 282; Gassett v. Gilbert, 6 Gray, 94; Shurtleff v. Parker, 130 Mass. 293 (semble); Howland v. Flood, 160 Mass. 509; Landis v. Campbell, 79 Mo. 433; Rothholz v. Dunkle, 53 N. J. Law, 438; Jarvis v. Hatheway, 3 Johns, 180; O’Donaghue v. McGovern, 23 Wend. 26; Streety v. Wood, 15 Barb. 105; Fowles v. Bowen, 30 N. Y. 20; Kilinck v. Colby, 46 N. Y. 427; McKnight v. Hasbrouck, 17 R. I. 70; Tillinghast v. McLeod, 17 R. I. 208; Holt v. Parsons, 23 Tex. 9; Shurtleff v. Stevens, 51 Vt. 501 (semble) Accord.
See also Dickeson v. Hilliard, L. R. 9 Ex. 79; Lyman v. Gowing, L. R. 6 Ir. 259 (where the communication was made to unsuitable persons); Phillips v. Bradshaw, 181 Ala. 541; Bohlinger v. Germania Ins. Co., 100 Ark. 477.
Communication by promoter of an enterprise to one whose assistance is sought. Cook v. Gust, 155 Wis. 594.
Communication from superintendent of railroad to express company as to employee who serves both. International R. Co. v. Edmundson, (Tex. Civ. App.) 185 S. W. 402.
Communication by insurance adjuster to insurers. Richardson v. Cooke, 129 La. 365.
Indorsement of officer on recommendation for promotion. Gray v. Mossman, 88 Conn. 247.
Communication between stockholders as to manager of a corporation. Ashcroft v. Hammond, 197 N. Y. 488.
Communication by person immediately interested made honestly to protect his own interest. Delany v. Jones, 4 Esp. 190 (but see Lay v. Lawson, 4 A. & E. 798); Fairman v. Ives, 5 B. & A. 642; Coward v. Wellington, 7 Car. & P. 531; Tuson v. Evans, 12 A. & E. 733 (semble); Blackham v. Pugh, 2 C. B. 611; Wenman v. Ash, 13 C. B. 836 (semble, communication to unsuitable person); Manby v. Witt, 18 C. B. 544; Taylor v. Hawkins, 16 Q. B. 308; Amann v. Damm, 8 C. B. N. S. 597; Force v. Warren, 15 C. B. N. S. 806; Oddy v. Paulet, 4 F. & F. 1009 (semble); Cooke v. Wildes, 5 E. & B. 328; Regina v. Perry, 15 Cox C. C. 169; Bank v. Strong, 1 App. Cas. 307; Hunt v. Great Northern Co., [1891] 2 Q. B. 189; Baker v. Carrick, [1894] 1 Q. B. 838; Hobbs v. Bryers, L. R. 2 Ir. 496; Lang v. Gilbert, 4 All. (N. B.) 445; Gasley v. Moss, 9 Ala. 266; Butterworth v. Conrow, 1 Marv. 361; Henry v. Moberly, 23 Ind. App. 305; Nichols v. Eaton, 110 Ia. 509; Caldwell v. Story, 107 Ky. 10; Baysett v. Hire, 49 La. Ann. 904; Dickinson v. Hathaway, 122 La. Ann. 644; Beeler v. Jackson, 64 Md. 589; Brow v. Hathaway, 13 All. 239; Bacon v. Mich. Co., 66 Mich. 166; Howard v. Dickie, 120 Mich. 238; Alabama Co. v. Brooks, 69 Miss. 168; Lovell Co. v. Houghton, 116 N. Y. 520; Lent v. Underhill, 54 App. Div. 609; Reynolds v. Plumbers’ Ass’n, 30 Misc. 709; Behee v. Missouri R. Co., 71 Tex. 424; Missouri R. Co. v. Richmond, 73 Tex. 568; Missouri Co. v. Behee, 2 Tex. Civ. App. 107; Miller v. Armstrong, 24 N. Zeal. 968.
[482]. The arguments of counsel are omitted.