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HAWKINS v. BAY COUNTY PUBLISHERS, INC.

No. J-258.

216 So.2d 767 (1968)

Wallace H. HAWKINS, Appellant, v. BAY COUNTY PUBLISHERS, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. First District.

December 19, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davenport, Johnson, Harris & Urquhart, Panama City, for appellant.

Isler, Welch, Bryant, Smith & Higby, Panama City, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff Hawkins appeals from an adverse judgment based on a jury verdict in this suit for libel.

Hawkins sued Bay County Publishers, Inc. for libel concerning a news article published August 31, 1959, shortly after he and others were convicted by the Federal Court, Northern District of Florida, involving the use of the United States mail and telephones in collecting insurance claims for fake automobile accidents. Subsequent to the publishing...

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