Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Beach
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 24, 2008No. 1-07-1911PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cahill
Plaintiff Edward T. Anderson, a former police officer for the City of Country Club Hills (City), appeals the dismissal under section 2 — 619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 619 (West 2006)) of his fourth amended complaint, which alleged he was defamed by defendant Bonnie Beach, a former fellow officer. An earlier complaint included allegations against the City but these were omitted from the fourth amended complaint and are not at issue on appeal.
The core issue is whether Beach abused the conditional privilege available to peace officers when she published allegations of…
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