Legal Opinion
Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp. v. Associated Press
Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County
Decided March 5, 1970No. 69-17187PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRADY L. CRAWFORD, Circuit Judge.
Summary judgment for defendants: This cause came on after due notice on defendants’ motions for summary judgment.
Plaintiff Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation sues the defendants the Associated Press and the newspapers — Florida Publishing Company (the Florida Times-Union and Jacksonville Journal), Miami Herald Publishing Company and Miami Daily News, Inc. — for libel. The primary facts are undisputed, although extensive affidavits and depositions have been filed.
The Associated Press in January, 1969, sent out dispatches to its member newspapers telling of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Ross v. GoreSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
- Layne v. Tribune Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Abram v. OdhamSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
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3Cited by4 opinions
- 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