Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Davis
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 17, 1972No. 72-715PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES CARROLL, Judge.
By petition for writ of certiorari the plaintiff in a slander action in the circuit court of Dade County challenges the correctness of an order, granted on a motion of the defendant which was predicated upon Rule 1.360 FRCP, 30 F.S.A., directing the plaintiff to submit to a mental examination.
The alleged published utterances by the defendant relating to the plaintiff were: “That man is sick — he should be put in jail behind bars,” and “That man is sick — he is psychotic.”
*875In the order under review the trial court made the following findings:
“1. The Plaintiff has alleged…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Beach v. BeachCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Roberts v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1951
- Wadlow v. HumberdDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1939
- Richardson v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1951
- Rubenstein v. RubensteinNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Paul v. PaulDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
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