Cheatum v. Wehle

1 Citing case

  1. Miami Herald Publishing v. Brautigam

    127 So. 2d 718 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1961)   Cited 16 times
    Identifying three arguable categories of privilege recognized in Florida

    , 53 Fla. 197, 44 So. 357, 365; Merriman v. Lewis, 141 Fla. 832, 194 So. 349; Kennett v. Barber, 159 Fla. 81, 31 So.2d 44, 46; Brinkley v. Fishbein, 5 Cir., 1940, 110 F.2d 62, 64; Potts v. Dies, 1942, 77 U.S.App.D.C. 92, 132 F.2d 734; De Savitsch v. Patterson, 1946, 81 U.S.App. D.C. 358, 159 F.2d 15, 16-17; Caldwell v. Crowell-Collier Pub. Co., 5 Cir., 1947, 161 F.2d 333, 336; Golden North Airways v. Tanana Publishing Company, 9 Cir., 1954, 218 F.2d 612, 627; Reynolds v. Arentz, D.C.Nev. 1954, 119 F. Supp. 82, 86; Howard v. Southern California Associated Newspapers, 1950, 95 Cal.App.2d 580, 213 P.2d 399; Sheehan v. Tobin, 1950, 326 Mass. 185, 93 N.E.2d 524, 529; Griffin v. Opinion Pub. Co., 1943, 114 Mont. 502, 138 P.2d 580; Leers v. Green, 1957, 24 N.J. 239, 131 A.2d 781, 789; Mick v. American Dental Association, 1958, 49 N.J. Super. 262, 139 A.2d 570, 580; Cohalan v. New York Tribune, 1939, 172 Misc. 20, 15 N.Y.S.2d 58; Shenkman v. O'Malley, 1955, 1 Misc.2d 794, 147 N.Y.S.2d 87, 90; Cheatum v. Wehle, 1957, 6 Misc.2d 988, 167 N.Y.S.2d 839, 841, modified and affirmed 5 A.D.2d 448, 172 N.Y.S.2d 62; Owens v. Scott Publishing Company, 1955, 46 Wn.2d 666, 284 P.2d 296, 303; 53 C.J.S. Libel and Slander § 131 (3); III Restatement, Torts, §§ 606, 607; Gatley, Libel Slander, pp. 344-356 (4th ed. 1953); Newell, Slander Libel, § 485 (4th ed. 1924); Salmond, The Law of Torts, § 138 (11th ed. 1953); Green, The Right to Communicate, 35 N.Y.U.L.Rev. 903, 911 (1960); Hallen, Fair Comment, 8 Texas L.Rev. 41, 75 (1929); Harper, Privileged Defamation, 22 Va.L.Rev. 642, 660-662 (1936); Smith, Charges Against Candidates, 18 Mich.L.Rev. 1, 104 (1919); Veeder, Freedom of Public Discussion, 23 Harv.L.Rev. 413 (1910); Yankwich, The Protection of Newspaper Comment on Public Men and Public Matters, 11 La.L.Rev. 327, 339 (1951); Developments in the Law: Defamation, 69 Harv.L.Rev. 875, 926 (1956); Note, 62 Harv.L.Rev. 1207, 1210 (1949). See also, Peter Walker Son, Ltd. v. Hodgson 1 K.B. 239, 253.