Defense lawyer Rod Gillis tried to get Nugent to agree that Ferguson's presentation to Common Council about alleged wrongdoing was not defamatory but Nugent maintained when taken as a whole, he found the it "outrageously defamatory."
Nugent would also not agree with Gillis that the "sweeping things under the carpet" comment was about the city and not the Pension Board.
Nugent also vehemently denied that he kept a log or diary of all of Ferguson's comments and, if anyone did, he had no knowledge of it.
Gillis also asked Nugent if he planned on suing Provincial Finance Minister Blaine Higgs for his recent gambling analogy when describing the city's investment strategy as double or nothing. Nugent told the court he was no longer on the board.
The trial resumes on Wednesday and Ferguson is expected to take the witness stand at that time.
