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Johnson v. Board of Junior College District No. 508

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 29, 1975No. 56967-68 consPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hayes

Plaintiffs Leon Novar and Noel Johnson, formerly professors at Wilson Junior College (a unit in the system of Chicago City Colleges) appeal from an order dismissing their respective amended complaints for libel and miscellaneous related torts. Their complaints were brought against approximately 20 defendants, comprising the Board of Education of Junior College District 508, its members, certain administrative officers of the Board and of the College, and certain faculty members of the College. Basically, the suits arose out of a chain of events prompted by student charges that the appellants…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Knierim v. IzzoIllinois Supreme Court · 1961

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Heying v. SimonaitisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  3. Colson v. StiegIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. LipscombSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
  5. Adams v. Frontier Broadcasting CompanyWyoming Supreme Court · 1976

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