ALPHONSE DELLA-DONNA, APPELLANT,
v.
GORE NEWSPAPERS COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA; AND HAMILTON C. FORMAN, APPELLEES
ALPHONSE DELLA-DONNA, APPELLANT,
GORE NEWSPAPERS COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA; AND HAMILTON C. FORMAN, APPELLEES
463 So. 2d 414
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (1985)
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
The summary judgment entered in this cause is reversed. Section 770.01, Florida Statutes (1983), does not apply to non-media defendants. Demolfetta v. American Sightseeing Tours, 450 So. 2d 312 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984); Davies v. Bossert, 449 So. 2d 418 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984); Bridges v. Williamson, 449 So. 2d 400 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984). Accordingly, this cause is remanded for further proceedings.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
DOWNEY, HURLEY and BARKETT, JJ., concur.
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Mancini v. Personalized AIR Conditioning & Heating, Inc., 702 So. 2d 1376 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997)…s not apply to “non-media defendants.” See, e.g., Davies; Bridges; Gifford. Rather, the question is what is meant by “non-media defendant,” a term not appearing within the statute, but only in case law. See, e.g., Della-Donna v. Gore Newspapers Co., 463 So. 2d 414 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985); Demolfetta v. American Sightseeing Tours, Inc., 450 So. 2d 312 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984). The use of the phrase “non-media defendant” in these eases was not meant to distinguish between individuals and corporations, but rather to sepa…
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Zelinka v. Americare Healthscan, Inc., 763 So. 2d 1173 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000)…258-59 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997)(holding that notice requirement does not apply to client who made Bar complaint), approved on other grounds, 710 So. 2d 975 (Fla.1998); Gifford, 565 So. 2d at 887 (see discussion above); Della-Donna v. Gore Newspapers Co., 463 So. 2d 414 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985)(holding that section does not apply to non-media defendants); Davies, 449 So. 2d at 418 (see discussion above); Bridges v. Williamson, 449 So. 2d 400 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984)(holding that section does not apply even where individuals’…
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- Columbus Bridges and Alma P. Bridges v. Carlton Williamson, 449 So. 2d 400 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984)
- A.B. v. State, 449 So. 2d 418 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984)
- Turke v. Kimball Toppers, Inc., 450 So. 2d 312 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984)
- Demolfetta v. Am. Sightseeing Tours, Inc., 450 So. 2d 312 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984)