District Court of Appeal of Florida December 19, 1968, No. J-258 (Hawkins v. Bay County Publishers, Inc.)

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff Hawkins appeals from an adverse judgment based on a jury verdict in this suit for libel.

Hawkins sued Bay County Publishers, Inc. for libel concerning a news article published August 31, 1959, shortly after he and others were convicted by the Federal Court, Northern District of Florida, involving the use of the United States mail and telephones in collecting insurance claims