Legal Opinion
Davis v. Keystone Printing Service, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 30, 1982No. 82-212PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Unverzagt
Plaintiff, Reverend L. R. Davis, filed an action for libel against the defendants, the News-Sun and reporter Adrienne Drell, arising from a series of newspaper articles published by the defendants. Defendants’ motion to strike and dismiss was granted by the trial court, and plaintiff appeals that order.
The complaint alleged that the plaintiff, a citizen of Lake County and founder of a nonprofit religious organization known as Christian Fellowship, Inc., was a person of good name and reputation held in high esteem by his acquaintances in personal, religious, and business capacities and by the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hutchinson v. ProxmireSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Time, Inc. v. FirestoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Berkos v. National Broadcasting Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Linda S. Babb v. Paul Minder and Carter-Jones Lumber Company, an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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