Legal Opinion
Hood v. Connors
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 22, 1982No. 81-1280PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHARP, Judge.
Hood appeals from the dismissal of Count I of his First Amended Complaint. Hood sued Connors for slander because of remarks made by Connors about Hood at political rallies during their 1980 campaign for elective office in Citrus County. The trial court dismissed Count I because it ruled Connor’s remarks were slander per quod, and not slander per se, since their defamatory character required some explanation of the circumstances during which they were made and the identity and status of Hood. It also ruled punitive damages were inappropriate. We disagree on both points.
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- Lundquist v. AlewineDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
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