Legal Opinion

Gardner v. Senior Living Systems, Inc.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 2, 2000No. 1-98-4369PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE THEIS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Lynda S. Gardner, brought this four-count complaint in the circuit court of Cook County to recover damages for injury to her reputation and business resulting from allegedly defamatory statements published by defendants, Senior Living Systems, Inc. (SLS), Bruce Paller, and Barry Gruber, in letters to their present and potential customers. The circuit court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss with prejudice pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (the Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 1998)), on…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Bryson v. News America Publications, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Kolegas v. Heftel Broadcasting Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Mittelman v. WitousIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Van Horne v. MullerIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Catalano v. PechousIllinois Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by23 opinions

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