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Britton v. Winfield Public Library

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 9, 1981No. 81-61PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, the former Winfield village administrator, filed a complaint against the defendants on May 20,1980, for libel per se as the result of the publication on November 21, 1979, of the following letter composed and approved by the defendants and addressed to local newspapers and members of the village and library boards:

“In the November 14,1979 issue of The Examiner there appeared an article in which it was stated ‘Winfield Village officials have expressed some concern about the upcoming November 17 referendum in which…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. John v. Tribune CompanyIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Coursey v. Greater Niles Township Publishing Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Richardson v. DunbarAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  4. Delis v. SepsisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
  5. Coursey v. Greater Niles Township Publishing Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1967

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Mittelman v. WitousIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Costello v. Capital Cities Communications, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Cromley v. Bd. of Educ. of LockportDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
  4. Erickson v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  5. Costello v. Capital Cities Media, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1982

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