Sardinas v. M.C.A., Inc.

484 So. 2d 639, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 619, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 6817
District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided March 11, 1986·No. No. 85-1825·Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Agreeing with the trial court that the use of appellants’ images in the prologue to the movie Scarface could not possibly have a defamatory meaning, see Byrd v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., 433 So.2d 593, 595 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983), review denied, 443 So.2d 979 (Fla.1984); Wolfson v. Kirk, 273 So.2d 774, 778 (Fla. 4th DCA), cert. denied, 279 So.2d 32 (Fla.1973); Kurtell & Co. v. Miami Tribune, Inc., 193 So.2d 471 (Fla. 3d DCA 1967), or constitute an invasion of privacy, see Jacova v. Southern Radio & Television Co., 83 So.2d 34, 40 (Fla.1955); Boyles v. Mid-Florida Television Corp., 431 So.2d 627, 637 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983), aff'd, 467 So.2d 282 (Fla.1985); Stafford v. Hayes, 327 So.2d 871 (Fla. 1st DCA), cert. denied, 336 So.2d 604 (Fla.1976), we affirm the lower court’s dismissal with prejudice of the complaint.

Affirmed.

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