Legal Opinion
Walsh v. Miami Herald Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 25, 1955PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
80 So.2d 669 (1955)
John WALSH, Appellant,
v.
The MIAMI HERALD PUBLISHING CO., a Florida corporation, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc.
May 25, 1955.
Rehearing Denied June 20, 1955.
Eli Breger, Miami Beach, for appellant.
Edward E. Fleming, Miami, for appellee.
HOBSON, Justice.
The only question in this case is whether or not the amended complaint which was dismissed by the circuit court presented an actionable claim for libel per se.
The appellant Walsh, in his amended complaint alleged that on October 4, 1953, the defendant corporation did "falsely and maliciously publish" in its newspaper…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pennekamp v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ross v. GoreSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
- Richard v. GraySupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- Cooper v. the Miami Herald Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1947
- Budd v. J. Y. Gooch Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1946
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Wolfson v. KirkDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Melvin M. Belli v. Orlando Daily Newspapers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Adams v. News-Journal CorporationSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. AneDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- O'NEAL v. Tribune CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
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