ARTHUR E. BOLINGER AND DONNA M. BOLINGER, HIS WIFE, APPELLANTS,

v.

JOSEPH L. MURRELL, SR., AND U. S. FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY, APPELLEES

Citator

Cited By

• The City OF Miami v. Wardlow, 403 So. 2d 414 (Fla. 1981)
  …BOYD, Justice. This cause is before the Court on petition for certiorari to review the decision in Wardlow v. City of Miami, 372 So. 2d 976 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979). Because the decision is in conflict with Cripe v. Board of Regents, 358 So. 2d 244 (Fla. 1st DCA), cert. denied, 365 So. 2d 710 (Fla.1978), we have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla.Const. (1972). Respondent Charles Wardlow, a former City of Miami police officer, brought this action against the City of Miami, its chief of poli…

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• Skoblow v. Ameri-Manage, Inc., 483 So. 2d 809 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986)
  …ute immunity has been extended to private communications and the emphasis has shifted to the “nature of the officer’s duties rather than the level of his rank.” City of Miami v. Wardlow, 403 So. 2d 414, 416 (Fla.1981). See Cripe v. Board of Regents, 358 So. 2d 244 (Fla. 1st DCA), cert. denied, 365 So. 2d 710 (Fla.1978); Johnsen v. Carhart, 353 So. 2d 874 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977). Thus, the controlling issue in deciding whether a public employee is absolutely immune from [*811] actions for defamation is whether the…
• Alfino v. Dep't OF Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 676 So. 2d 447 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996)
  …ered by the fear of lawsuits. It was not immediately clear just how far down the chain of command this privilege extended, but in City of Miami v. Wardlow, 403 So. 2d 414 (Fla.1981), the court adopted the view set forth in Cripe v. Board of Regents, 358 So. 2d 244, 245 (Fla. 1st DCA), cert. denied, 365 So. 2d 710 (Fla.1978), that the controlling factor in deciding whether a public employee is absolutely immune from actions for defamation is whether the communication was made within the scope of the officer’s…

Authorities Cited

• Crystal Lake Golf Course, Inc. v. Kalin, 252 So. 2d 379 (Fla. 4th DCA 1971)
• Travelers Ins. Co. & Peter Vassey v. Rodriguez, 357 So. 2d 464 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978)