Owner's Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Ott

431 So. 2d 695, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 20778
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District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided May 17, 1983·No. No. 82-1533·Published

Opinion

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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