NEWTON v. FLORIDA FREEDOM NEWSPAPERS, INC.

No. AT-425.

447 So.2d 906 (1984)

Roger R. NEWTON, Appellant, v. FLORIDA FREEDOM NEWSPAPERS, INC., D/B/a Panama City News-Herald, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 2, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Van P. Russell of Watkins & Russell, Apalachicola, for appellant.

John A. Bussian, III of Isler, Brown, Smoak, Harrison, Nabors & Bussian, Panama City, for appellee.


ERVIN, Chief Judge.

In this appeal from entry of summary judgment in favor of appellee, Florida Freedom Newspapers, Inc., in a public official libel case, appellant Newton, Mayor of the City of Apalachicola, contends summary judgment was improperly granted in that the record discloses the article in question was published with actual malice. We disagree and affirm.

Before a public official may prevail in a libel action against a media defendant he must prove...

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