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Squire v. Ruff

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Feb 25, 1977
343 So. 2d 60 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

Opinion

No. 76-778.

February 25, 1977.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Broward County; Gene Fischer, Judge.

Howard M. Zeidwig, Fort Lauderdale, for appellants.

Rosemary Barkett of Farish Farish, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Upon review and consideration of the briefs and record on appeal we are of the opinion that plaintiffs' amended complaint is sufficient to state a cause of action for slander and, accordingly, the final order dismissing the amended complaint is vacated and set aside and the cause remanded to the trial court for further proceedings consistent herewith. Wolfson v. Kirk, 273 So.2d 774 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973); O'Neal v. Tribune Company, 176 So.2d 535 (Fla. 2d DCA 1965); Campbell v. Jacksonville Kennel Club, 66 So.2d 495 (Fla. 1953).

MAGER, C.J., and ANSTEAD and DAUKSCH, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Squire v. Ruff

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Feb 25, 1977
343 So. 2d 60 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)
Case details for

Squire v. Ruff

Case Details

Full title:STEVEN SQUIRE AND JOEL MILLER, APPELLANTS, v. JOHN RUFF, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Feb 25, 1977

Citations

343 So. 2d 60 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)