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CAPE PUBLICATIONS, INC. v. ADAMS

Nos. 74-1731, 74-1760.

336 So.2d 1197 (1976)

CAPE PUBLICATIONS, INC. et al., Appellants, v. Donald F. ADAMS, Appellee. CAPE PUBLICATIONS, INC., Appellant, v. Donald F. Adams et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied October 1, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Lindsey Holland, Jr., of Crofton, Holland, Starling, Harris & Severs, P.A., Melbourne, for appellants.

Larry Klein and Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Johnson & McKeown, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee-Donald F. Adams.

DOWNEY, Judge.

Appellee (Donald Adams) sued appellants in one count for libel and several other defendants who are not involved in this appeal (Sardella, Stone, and St. Pierre) in a second count for conspiracy to libel. The trial court granted a directed verdict for all the defendants as to the conspiracy count. The jury returned a verdict on the libel count for $114,000 compensatory damages against all the appellants and $100,000 punitive damages solely against appellant...

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