Baro v. Southeast First National Bank of Miami Springs

KEHOE, Judge.

Appellant, plaintiff below, brings this appeal from a final judgment entered by the trial court pursuant to a directed verdict granted at the close of her case. We reverse.

Appellant filed an amended complaint seeking money damages against appellees for libel and defamation. Appellees answered and asserted, among other things, the affirmative defense of privilege. Thereafter, the cause came on for a jury trial. At the close of appellant’s case, the trial court, without specifying the grounds therefor, granted appellees’ motion for a directed verdict. Pursuant to the trial court’s…