Klippel v. Watkins

KAROHL, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Bernhardt W. Klippel, Jr., appeals from the dismissal of Count I of his two-count first amended petition as to defendant-respondent Virtus Cook only and the dismissal of Count II as to both defendants-respondents Cook and John Watkins, Jr. Count. I is still pending against Watkins. We affirm.

The petition alleged that Cook and Watkins, acting together, composed and published two libelous letters concerning plaintiff. Count I pleaded a letter dated and published on September 29, 1978, and Count II pleaded publication of a letter dated September 5,…