Legal Opinion
Suchomel v. Suburban Life Newspapers, Inc.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 29, 1968No. 40822PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Schaefer
The plaintiff, George Suchomel, brought this action for libel against several defendants, among them Suburban Life Newspapers, Inc., and one of its reporters, Karl Bell. The circuit court of Cook County granted the motion of the named defendants for summary judgment, and the appellate court affirmed. (84 Ill. App. 2d 239.) We granted leave to appeal.
Several issues are argued in this court, but we find it necessary to consider only, (1) whether the plaintiff, who was Sergeant of Police and Juvenile Officer of the Village of Countryside, was a “public official” within the decision of the United…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Henry v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Frank Pape v. Time, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Zeinfeld v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1968
- Geick v. KayAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- Basarich v. RodegheroAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
- Myers v. SpohnholtzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- Nagib v. News-SunAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
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