Zurawski v. Dziennik Zjednoczenia Publishing Corp.

This action whereby the plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant for an alleged libel claimed to have been published in the Polish language in defendant’s newspaper of and concerning the plaintiff, was heard in the circuit court of Cook county. The case was tried before the court without a jury, and at the conclusion of the hearing a finding was entered assessing plaintiff’s damages in the sum of $1,000, and upon the finding the court entered a judgment against the defendant, from which defendant appeals to this court.

Plaintiff claims that the defendant published a newspaper in…