John v. Tribune Company

24 Ill.2d 437 (1962)

181 N.E.2d 105

EVE SPIRO JOHN, Appellee,

v.

TRIBUNE COMPANY, Appellant.

No. 36450.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 23, 1962.

Rehearing denied May 23, 1962.

KIRKLAND, ELLIS, HODSON, CHAFFETZ & MASTERS, of Chicago, (HOWARD ELLIS, DON H. REUBEN, and GEORGE D. NEWTON, JR., of counsel,) for appellant.

SIDNEY Z. KARASIK, of Chicago, (MARY M. SHAW, of counsel,) for appellee.

Appellate Court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

Plaintiff, Eve Spiro John, instituted a libel action in the circuit court of Cook County to recover damages from the defendant, Tribune Company. There…