· 2/18/1987
Brocato v. Mississippi Publishers Corp.
Citations
- 503 So. 2d 241
- 13 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2080
How courts have described this case
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- holding that an appellee is \entitled to raise any alternative ground\ for summary judgment that was raised in the court below
- holding that an appellate court may affirm for any reason sufficient to sustain the judgment and is not limited to the reasons given by the lower court
- holding that an appellate court may affirm for any reason sufficient to sustain the judgment and is not limited to the reasons given by the lower court
- disagreeing with circuit court that the claim was time-barred but nonetheless affirming the grant of summary judgment based on an alternative ground
- appeal of dismissal of action
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