Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Tribune Co.
Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida
Decided August 3, 1983No. Case No. 82-12389PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJ. C. Che At Wood, Circuit Judge
This cause came to be heard on The Tribune Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment. In this libel action, the plaintiff, Pat Patterson, *108d/b/a Unique Map Company, complained of an article published on June 14, 1982, in the “Police Log” section of The Tampa Tribune. The article reported a complaint filed by Phillip Landel with the Pasco County Sheriffs Office and was based entirely on information disseminated by the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office during an official briefing of media representatives.
In support of its motion for summary judgment The Tribune Company, publisher of The Tampa Tribune,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- O'NEAL v. Tribune CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
- Karp v. Miami Herald Pub. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
3Cited by1 opinion
- Jones v. TaibbiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987