Please note: Reports describe the actor being hissed off the stage; treat the details as uncertain.
Facts
Cited for the point that hissing an actor off the stage by arrangement was treated as , a transient form of defamation.
Issue
Can conduct be slander?
Held
Hissing an actor off the stage by arrangement was treated as slander, a transient form of defamation.
Principle
Hissing an actor off the stage by arrangement was treated as slander, a transient form of defamation.
Why it matters
Slander by conduct.
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Gregory v Duke of Brunswick (Lanbuk) <https://www.lanbuk.com/llb/torts/cases/gregory-v-duke-of-brunswick> accessed 31 October 2026
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