Lord Howard de Walden in libel suit

Lord Howard de Walden (Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, 4th Baron Seaford, 1880-1946) in the witness box, giving evidence in the Lord Chief Justice's Court regarding his libel suit against Mr John Lewis of Oxford Street. De Walden was the ground landlord of the John Lewis store, and the dispute was over his refusal to grant a lease to extend the store, as a result of which Lewis put up some mildly defamatory posters. De Walden was eventually granted a farthing in damages

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