Legal Opinion
Conner v. Copley Press, Inc.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 20, 1984No. 58053PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ward
On April 24, 1978, the plaintiff, Richard Conner, filed a defamation action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against Copley Press, Inc. and Kitty Behof. The plaintiff’s complaint was timely filed within the one-year period of the statute of limitations for such actions (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 83, par. 14). On October 4, 1978, the district court dismissed the plaintiff’s action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because it found that no diversity of citizenship existed between the parties.
On December 14, 1978, the plaintiff filed a complaint…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Western National Bank v. Village of KildeerIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
- Franzese v. TrinkoIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,780 Harold J. O'Brien v. Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, a National Banking AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Roth v. Northern Assurance Co. Ltd.Illinois Supreme Court · 1964
- Hupp v. GrayIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Junior Ray Duckworth, Cross-Appellants v. Gayle Franzen, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Sepmeyer v. HolmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
- Jana Lynn Davenport v. A.C. Davenport & Son Co., Leonard Kravets, and Herman MillerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- DeClerck v. SimpsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
- People v. DaleIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
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