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WILKINSON v. FLORIDA ADULT CARE ASS'N, INC.

No. 83-1063.

450 So.2d 1168 (1984)

Robert T. WILKINSON, Appellant, v. FLORIDA ADULT CARE ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED, a Florida Not-for-Profit Corporation; Madge H. Luker; John J. Piazza; James E. Ruley; and Ina Perry, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Joy, Sarasota, for appellant.

James W. Kelly, Avon Park, for appellee Ina Perry.

W.F. Davenport, Jr., of Harris, Green, Piper & Davenport, St. Petersburg, for appellees Florida Adult Care Ass'n, Luker, Piazza and Ruley.

GRIMES, Judge.

In this defamation action, appellant contests the trial court's finding that he was a public official.

The instant controversy arose from the investigation of an adult congregate living facility (ACLF) in Sebring owned by Ms. Ina Perry.1 Appellant was an ACLF coordinator for the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) in the Fort Myers district office. He had received a report of possible negligent...

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