HELTON v. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

No. V-322.

303 So.2d 650 (1974)

Jerry HELTON, Appellant, v. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL, a Foreign Corporation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.W. Cheatham of Brian T. Hayes Law Offices, Tallahassee, for appellant.

C. Gary Williams of Ausley, McMullen, McGehee, Carothers & Proctor, Tallahassee, for appellee.


RAWLS, Chief Judge.

By a complaint sounding in defamation, plaintiff Helton prayed that compensatory and punitive damages be assessed against defendant, U.P.I. The trial court rendered a scholarly summary judgment in favor of defendant U.P.I.; hence this appeal by plaintiff.

The summary judgment at the time same was entered on the 19th day of March, 1974, fully reviewed and applied the rule of law enunciated by the United States Supreme Court in New York Times...

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