Wilson v. News-Press Publishing Co.

SILBERMAN, Judge.

David E. Wilson appeals the amended final judgment that dismissed his complaint for libel. Because Wilson’s complaint stated a cause of action, we reverse.

The complaint alleged that there were six defamatory "statements contained in a newspaper article published by the News-Press Publishing Company on February 9, 1996, and two defamatory statements contained in an article published on February 10, 1996. The complaint, consisting of forty pages, asserted one cause of action based on the eight statements.

This is the second appeal generated by the dismissal of Wilson’s…