Legal Opinion

Axelrod v. Califano

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 14, 1978No. EE-88PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

357 So.2d 1048 (1978)

Robert AXELROD, Appellant,

v.

Paul CALIFANO, Appellee.

No. EE-88.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 14, 1978.

Rehearing Denied May 17, 1978.

Lawrence C. Rolfe of Rolfe & Stirling, Jacksonville, for appellant.

John Paul Howard, Jacksonville, for appellee.

MELVIN, Judge.

Appellant Axelrod takes this appeal for review of a final summary judgment in favor of appellee Califano. We reverse.

Axelrod filed his complaint in defamation alleging that Califano had slandered him by making statements to third persons that Axelrod had, among other things, stolen large sums…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Myers v. HodgesSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  2. Layne v. Tribune Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1933
  3. Abraham v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Florida · 1906
  4. Williams v. City of Lake CitySupreme Court of Florida · 1953
  5. Coogler v. RhodesSupreme Court of Florida · 1896

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3Cited by42 opinions

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  4. Pledger v. Burnup & Sims, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  5. Baker v. McDonald's Corp.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1987

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