Legal Opinion
Kirk v. Village of Hillcrest
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 24, 1975No. 74-56PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE RECHENMACHER
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing his action of slander brought against the Village of Hillcrest and its president, Lloyd Byrnes.
The facts of the cause may be stated very briefly. During a public meeting of the Village Board and in the course of a discussion relating to another legal action in which the plaintiff here, Billy Kirk, was also the plaintiff and the Village of Hillcrest also the defendant, the present defendant, Lloyd Byrnes, said that someone had used a master key and removed papers from Byrnes’…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Conrad v. LoganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
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- Richardson v. DunbarAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
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