Legal Opinion
Korbar v. Hite
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 27, 1976No. 62339PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JOHNSON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, William C. Korbar, brought this action to recover damages from Thomas Hite, “Aluminum Workers News,” and Local Union 3911 of the United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, for alleged defamatory statements contained in an article in the “Aluminum Workers News.” The trial judge granted defendants’ motion to dismiss, and plaintiff has appealed.
The amended complaint in this cause of action alleged that plaintiff had been elected president of the Reynolds-McCook Employees Credit Union in Brookfield, Illinois. On September…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- John v. Tribune CompanyIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
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