Legal Opinion
Helton v. United Press International
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 7, 1974No. V-322PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
303 So.2d 650 (1974)
Jerry HELTON, Appellant,
v.
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL, a Foreign Corporation, Appellee.
No. V-322.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
November 7, 1974.
Rehearing Denied December 13, 1974.
J.W. Cheatham of Brian T. Hayes Law Offices, Tallahassee, for appellant.
C. Gary Williams of Ausley, McMullen, McGehee, Carothers & Proctor, Tallahassee, for appellee.
RAWLS, Chief Judge.
By a complaint sounding in defamation, plaintiff Helton prayed that compensatory and punitive damages be assessed against defendant, U.P.I. The trial court rendered a scholarly summary judgment…
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- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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