Legal Opinion
Weinel v. Monken
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 24, 1985No. 5-84-0280Published
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harrison
Plaintiff Robert Weinel appeals from an order of the circuit court of St. Clair County granting summary judgment in favor of defendant Capital Cities Media, Inc. Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that defendant had libeled plaintiff by publishing certain false statements, “knowingly and maliciously, and with a reckless disregard for the truth *** for the apparent purpose of notoriety and the financial gain derived thereby.” The allegedly libelous statements appeared in the following article in the March 24, 1981, edition of the Belleville News Democrat:
“MONKEN CRITICIZES SCHAU
By J. G. Maty
Of the…
2Cases cited7 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
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hutchinson v. ProxmireSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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