Cooper v. Lawrence
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court óf COok county; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Taylor
This is an action on the case by appellant against appellees for an alleged libel. The appeal was from the final order and judgment of the Circuit Court in favor of the appellees. The questions that arise by reason of the appeal involve matters of pleading only.
The appellant (hereinafter designated plaintiff) is a judge of the Superior Court of Cook county, and the appellees (hereinafter designated defendants) are owners and publishers of a newspaper known as the “Chicago Examiner.” The alleged libelous matter for which suit was brought, as shown by the declaration, was published on June 2,…
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