MGG PILLAI vs TAN SRI DATO VINCENT TAN CHEE YIOUN & OTHER APPEALS

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1995 MarsdenLR 466

COURT OF APPEAL KUALA LUMPUR
MGG PILLAI – Appellant
Versus
TAN SRI DATO VINCENT TAN CHEE YIOUN & OTHER APPEALS – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Karpal Singh ,Respondent Advocate: V K Lingam,W Satchithanandhan,V Sivaparanjothi,Adam Bachek

JUDGMENT

Gopal Sri Ram JCA:

[1] What is a man's reputation worth? That is the question around which these appeals revolve. There were seven defendants in the Court below. Against each of them the learned Judge who heard the action assessed general damages as follows:

(1) as against the first defendant, a sum of RM3 million;
(2) as against the second defendant, a sum of RM750,000;
(3) as against the third defendant, a sum of RM2 million;
(4) as against the fourth defendant, a sum of RM1 million;
(5) as against the fifth defendant, a sum of RM250,000;
(6) as against the sixth defendant, a sum of RM2 million; and
(7) as against the seventh, a sum of RM1 million.

[2] Of these, only the first, third, sixth and seventh defendants lodged appeals. Because of the order in which their respective notices of appeal were filed and because this Court heard these appeals together, it will be convenient to refer to the third defendant as "the first appellant", the seventh defendant as "the second appellant", the first defendant as "the third appellant" and the sixth defendant as "fourth appellant". To these appeals, the plaintiff is the sole respondent.

[3] There is one other matter that requires mention. I

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1995 MarsdenLR 466

COURT OF APPEAL KUALA LUMPURMGG PILLAI – AppellantVersusTAN SRI DATO VINCENT TAN CHEE YIOUN & OTHER APPEALS – Respondent

COURT OF APPEAL KUALA LUMPUR
MGG PILLAI – Appellant
Versus
TAN SRI DATO VINCENT TAN CHEE YIOUN & OTHER APPEALS – Respondent