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JOHN HANCOCK MUT. LIFE INS. CO. v. ZALAY

No. 89-03236.

581 So.2d 178 (1991)

JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and Edward R. Dooley, Appellants, v. Clifford I. ZALAY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

As Modified on Grant of Motion for Clarification July 3, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond T. Elligett, Jr. and Charles P. Schropp of Schropp, Buell & Elligett, P.A., Tampa, and William A. Gillen, Jr. of Shackleford, Farrior, Stallings & Evans, Tampa, for appellant John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co.

Joel D. Eaton of Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A., Miami, and Krug, Berman & Silverman, P.A., Miami, for appellee.

RYDER, Acting Chief Judge.

This is the second time that this case has been before this court, and still it is not resolved. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (Hancock) challenges the jury's verdict which awarded plaintiff, Clifford Zalay (Zalay) one million dollars for compensatory damages and twenty-five million in punitive damages in this libel and slander action. Hancock raises five points on appeal. Our determination that the trial court erred by not...

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