Legal Opinion
Damron v. Ocala Star-Banner
Circuit Court of the 5th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Marion County
Decided May 7, 1971No. 14659PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D. R. SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Summary judgment for defendants: This cause came on after proper notice on defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The court has heard argument of counsel and considered the record herein.
*138Plaintiff sued for libel. This court directed verdict for plaintiff, instructing the jury its function was to fix the amount of damages. The jury brought in a verdict for $22,000 compensatory damages. This court denied a motion for a new trial, holding the New York Times doctrine (1954, 376 U.S. 254) did not apply. The Florida District Court of Appeal affirmed at 221 So.2d 459.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc. v. BreslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Beckley Newspapers Corp. v. HanksSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Ocala Star-Banner Co. v. DamronSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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