SUSSKIND v. CREST INTERN. CORP.

No. 85-621.

478 So.2d 449 (1985)

Harry SUSSKIND, Individually, and H. Susskind & Co., Inc., a/K/a Harry Susskind & Co., Inc., Appellants, v. CREST INTERNATIONAL CORP., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

November 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward A. Kaufman and Alan M. Grunspan, Miami, for appellants.

Blackwell, Walker, Gray, Powers, Flick & Hoehl and James E. Tribble, Miami, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.


FERGUSON, Judge.

Plaintiff/appellant, a seafood distributor, commenced this action for libel per se based on a publication sent to other members of the industry by defendant/appellee, a seafood supplier, falsely reporting that plaintiff failed to pay an undisputed debt. The uncontradicted evidence is that the debt was disputed. The trial court entered summary judgment for the defendant on a finding that it appeared conclusively from the face of the document that plaintiff...

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