Case closed: Coffin dealer jailed for defaming store sign

Source:United Daily News-Global Times Published: 2013-9-28 23:48:02

A court in Taiwan recently sentenced a coffin dealer to 20 days in detention for defamation after he named his business "Zhongmin Coffins" to spite Chen Zhongmin, chairman of the property management board of his building.

Taoyuan businessman Luo Lizhong registered his coffin business using the name in last August amid a long-running lawsuit over renovations in the building in which he rents his storefront.

Chen filed a lawsuit after spotting his name on the store's sign.

Luo told the court he did not intend to embarrass Chen and that "Zhongmin" is a common name.

The Taoyuan court ruled in favor of Chen's defamation suit on grounds that residents of the building know to whom the name "Zhongmin" refers.

United Daily News

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