Legal Opinion
Harris v. News-Sun
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 30, 1995No. 2-94-0479PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Geiger
The plaintiff, Debra Harris, appeals the dismissal of her claims against the defendants, the Zion police department and Detective Kevin Leslie, pursuant to section 2 — 619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 619 (West 1992)). On appeal, the plaintiff contends that the court erred in dismissing the claims on the ground that Detective Leslie’s statements were absolutely privileged. We affirm.
Counts I and II of the complaint alleged that the defendants and the News-Sun (News-Sun) libeled the plaintiff in an article quoting Detective Leslie’s comments about the investigation and arrest…
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- Morton v. HartiganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
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