Legal Opinion
Kalish v. Illinois Education Ass'n
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 26, 1987No. 86-2273PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff brought an action against defendants to recover damages for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and civil conspiracy. The action was based on statements defendants allegedly made to a panel of the Character and Fitness Committee of the Illinois Supreme Court when plaintiff applied for admission to the Illinois bar. Defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint on the ground that the communication in question was absolutely privileged. The court granted defendants’ motion, from which order plaintiff…
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