Owner's Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Ott

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.