MIAMI HERALD PUB. CO. v. HAGLER

No. 67479.

506 So.2d 1037 (1987)

MIAMI HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, et al., Petitioners, v. John W. HAGLER, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Ovelmen, Gen. Counsel, The Miami Herald Pub. Co., Miami, Parker D. Thomson, Sanford L. Bohrer and Jerold I. Budney of Thomson, Zeder, Bohrer, Werth, Adorno & Razook, Miami, and Laura Besvinick of Greer, Homer, Cope & Bonner, Miami, for Miami Herald Pub. Co.

Donald M. Middlebrooks, L. Martin Reeder, Jr. and Thomas R. Julin of Steel, Hector & Davis, Miami, for Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc.

Nelson E. Bailey, West Palm Beach, for John W. Hagler.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Louis F. Hubener, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for the State.

Dan Paul and Franklin G. Burt of Paul and Burt, Miami, and George H. Freeman, Legal Dept., New York Times, New York City, for amici curiae, Gainesville Sun Pub. Co., Lake City Reporter, Inc., Lakeland Ledger Pub. Corp., Leesburg Daily Commercial, Inc., Ocala Star-Banner Corp., The Palatka Daily News, Inc., The New York Times Co., Fernandina Beach News-Leader, Inc., and Sebring News-Sun, Inc.


PER CURIAM.

This case, Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Hagler, 471 So.2d 1344 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985), is one of a series of cases presenting issues which were certified as questions of great public importance by Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc. v. Burk, 471 So.2d 571 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985). We tentatively accepted jurisdiction to ensure consistency of decisions. Our decision in Palm Beach...

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