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OWNER'S ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC. v. OTT

No. 82-1533.

431 So.2d 695 (1983)

OWNER'S ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC. and Larry Dreyfus, Appellants, v. John OTT, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 17, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold M. Braxton, Miami, for appellants.

Ligman, Martin, Shiley & McGee, Coral Gables, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Where a plaintiff, in an action for libel, failed to show that the defendant's libelous letter had been received or read by any other person, there was no proof of publication, a necessary predicate to a finding of defamation, and the court should have directed a verdict for the defendant. See Owner's Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Ott, 402 So.2d 466 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).

Reversed and remanded with instructions...

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