Legal Opinion
Owen v. Carr
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 14, 1985No. 4-84-0417PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mills
A question of libel.
More particularly, does the innocent construction rule apply?
Yes.
We affirm.
Attorney Robert Owen filed suit in the circuit court alleging that he had been defamed. The named defendant, Rex Carr — also a lawyer — had brought suit on behalf of Judge William Starnes against Owen and Owen’s client, International Harvester Company (Harvester), seeking damages for allegedly defamatory charges Owen had made to the Judicial Inquiry Board (JIB) against Starnes.
In the instant case, Owen alleged that (1) Carr had made defamatory statements about Owen in connection with Owen bringing…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Chapski v. Copley PressIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
- Kerns v. EngelkeIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
- John v. Tribune CompanyIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
- Catalano v. PechousIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
- Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation v. Walter Jacobson and Cbs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Owen v. CarrIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
- Adams v. Sussman & Hertzberg, Ltd.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1997
- Coghlan v. BeckAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
- Harris Trust & Savings Bank v. PhillipsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Seith v. Chicago Sun-Times, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2007
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