Legal Opinion
Newton v. Florida Freedom Newspapers, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 2, 1984No. AT-425PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
447 So.2d 906 (1984)
Roger R. NEWTON, Appellant,
v.
FLORIDA FREEDOM NEWSPAPERS, INC., D/B/a Panama City News-Herald, Appellee.
No. AT-425.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 2, 1984.
Van P. Russell of Watkins & Russell, Apalachicola, for appellant.
John A. Bussian, III of Isler, Brown, Smoak, Harrison, Nabors & Bussian, Panama City, for appellee.
ERVIN, Chief Judge.
In this appeal from entry of summary judgment in favor of appellee, Florida Freedom Newspapers, Inc., in a public official libel case, appellant Newton, Mayor of the City of Apalachicola, contends summary judgment…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Menendez v. Key West Newspaper Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Times Publishing Co. v. HuffstetlerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
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- Sepmeier v. Tallahassee Democrat, Inc.Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida · 1986