Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. Bay County Publishers, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 17, 1963No. D-430PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINTON, Judge.
Plaintiff has appealed from a final judgment entered upon an order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint. The propriety of the order forms the principal point on appeal.
Plaintiff filed his complaint on August 30, 1961, seeking damages suffered as a result of an alleged libelous article published by defendant on August 31, 1959, in its newspaper of general circulation in Bay County.
To the complaint defendant filed a motion to dismiss on the following grounds: (1) insufficiency of process; (2) insufficiency of service of process; (3) it affirmatively appears that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hough v. MensesSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Tuggle v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
- Proctor v. SchombergSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- Garrett v. Oak Hall ClubDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
3Cited by5 opinions
- Pride v. PetersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
- Fletcher v. WilliamsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
- Stern v. First National Bank of South MiamiDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Williams v. CovellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- Boston v. Ames Appliance Center, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975