JOHNSEN v. CARHART

No. 76-2149.

353 So.2d 874 (1977)

George S. JOHNSEN, Appellant, v. Edward CARHART, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

December 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Millar & Lally and Al Millar, Jr., Jacksonville, for appellant.

Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Quentel & Wright and Alan T. Dimond, Miami, for appellee.

Before HUBBART and KEHOE, JJ., and CHARLES CARROLL (Ret.), Associate Judge.


CHARLES CARROLL

This appeal is by the plaintiff below, from an order dismissing the amended complaint in his libel action against an Assistant State Attorney of Dade County.

The question involved is whether the trial court was correct in determining, on the amended complaint and its exhibit, that the matter was within the absolute privilege of the defendant official. We hold the ruling of the court was correct, and affirm.

The plaintiff and three other...

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