Case Name: OWNER'S ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC. and Larry Dreyfus, Appellants, v. John OTT, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1983-05-17
Citations: 431 So. 2d 695
Docket Number: No. 82-1533
Parties: OWNER’S ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC. and Larry Dreyfus, Appellants, v. John OTT, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 431
Pages: 695–696

Head Matter:
OWNER’S ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC. and Larry Dreyfus, Appellants, v. John OTT, Appellee.
No. 82-1533.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
May 17, 1983.
Harold M. Braxton, Miami, for appellants.
Ligman, Martin, Shiley & McGee, Coral Gables, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Where a plaintiff, in an action for libel, failed to show that the defendant's libelous letter had been received or read by any other person, there was no proof of publication, a necessary predicate to a finding of defamation, and the court should have directed a verdict for the defendant. See Owner's Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Ott, 402 So.2d 466 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).
Reversed and remanded with instructions to enter judgment for defendant.