Interstate Optical Co. v. Illinois State Society of Optometrists

Mr. Presiding Justice Taylor

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit for damages for an alleged libel. The issue is precipitated by a second amended declaration and a general demurrer. The trial judge sustained the demurrer and ordered the plaintiff’s suit dismissed. This is an appeal from that order.

The declaration alleged, among other things, that the plaintiff was an Illinois corporation engaged in the furnishing of optical advice and spectacles, and had a good name and reputation in this State; that the defendants maliciously intending to injure the plaintiff and its business,…