Sheen v. Peoria Journal Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action for libel. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria County; the Hon. Thomas M. Shaw, Circuit Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1893, and affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Harker
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This was an action of libel brought by appellant against appellee, a corporation publishing the Peoria Journal, a newspaper of general circulation. The alleged libelous matter consisted of certain publications made concerning appellant’s connection as a lawyer, with a criminal case against one W. B. Davidson. There were five counts in the declaration. To the fourth and fifth the court sustained a demurrer.
The general issue was filed to the first, second and third, and a trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellee.
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