CHAPMAN v. FURLOUGH

No. BB-60.

334 So.2d 293 (1976)

Donald R. CHAPMAN and Vivian D. Chapman, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. Louise FURLOUGH et al., Appellees (Defendants).

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied July 21, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Kane, Tallahassee, for appellants.

Ford L. Thompson of Thompson, Wadsworth, Messer, Turner & Rhodes, Tallahassee, and Sidney Matthew of Tobias Simon and Elizabeth duFresne, P.A., Miami, for appellee.


MILLS, Judge.

The plaintiffs appeal from a summary final judgment entered in favor of Daniels and Furlough in a defamation suit.

The issue before us is whether the defamatory statements made by Daniels and Furlough are absolutely or qualifiedly privileged.

The plaintiffs sued Daniels, a tenured teacher and former coach of Godby High School, and Furlough, an assistant principal of Godby High School, charging that they slandered plaintiffs' business...

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