Legal Opinion
West v. Florida Publishing Co.
Circuit Court of the 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Duval County
Decided March 15, 1968No. 67-9280PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM L. DURDEN, Circuit Judge.
Summary final judgment: This cause is before the court on defendants’ motion for a summary judgment.
Plaintiff West, a Caucasian and a member of the Duval County Civil Service Board, was a candidate running against Earl Johnson, a member of the Negro ethnic group, for a seat on the Jacksonville City Council.
One of the defendant’s newspapers, the Jacksonville Journal, ran an editorial or article during the campaign, written by its political editor, the defendant Harmon, entitled — “We Don’t Need Racism”.
On the basis thereof this suit for libel was instituted…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp. v. Associated Press, Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County1970
- Damron v. Ocala Star-Banner, Circuit Court of the 5th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Marion County1971
- Moore v. Florida Publishing Co., Circuit Court of the 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Duval County1971
- Craig v. Moore, Circuit Court of the 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Duval County1978
- Finkel v. Sun-Tattler Co., Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County1976