Legal Opinion
Myers v. the Telegraph
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 12, 2002No. 5-01-0462PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE MAAG
delivered the opinion of the court:
Kirk Myers and Joan E. Myers (collectively plaintiffs) brought this action against The Telegraph newspaper and Thomas Wrausmann, a reporter (collectively defendants), for damages arising from the publication of two articles indicating that Kirk Myers pleaded guilty to a felony and that he received probation. The complaint alleges defamation, reckless infliction of emotional distress, and false light. The circuit court dismissed plaintiffs’ complaint. Plaintiffs appealed and are raising issues regarding the sufficiency of the pleadings.
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