Owner's Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Ott

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Owner's Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Ott

431 So. 2d 695, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 20778

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedMay 17, 1983

DocketNo. 82-1533

StatusPublished

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Owner's Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Ott, 431 So. 2d 695, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 20778 (Fla. Ct. App. 1983).

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PER CURIAM.

Where a plaintiff, in an action for libel, failed to show that the defendant’s libelous letter had been received or read by any other person, there was no proof of publication, a necessary predicate to a finding of defamation, and the court should have directed a verdict for the defendant. See Owner's Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Ott, 402 So.2d 466 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).

Reversed and remanded with instructions to enter judgment for defendant.

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PER CURIAM.

Where a plaintiff, in an action for libel, failed to show that the defendant’s libelous letter had been received or read by any other person, there was no proof of publication, a necessary predicate to a finding of defamation, and the court should have directed a verdict for the defendant. See Owner's Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Ott, 402 So.2d 466 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).

Reversed and remanded with instructions to enter judgment for defendant.

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