Legal Opinion
Doss v. Field Enterprises, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 9, 1975No. 60986PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DIERINGER
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff, Vincent Doss, filed a libel suit against the defendant, Field Enterprises, Inc„ on September 15, 1969, in Madison County, Illinois, alleging that the defendant maliciously published an article in while all references to the plaintiff were false. The case was transferred to the Circuit Court of Cook County, and on May 4, 1971, a default against the defendant was entered from its failure to file a pleading to the complaint.
On June 3, 1971, the case went to trial on the issue of damages alone, and the jury returned…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Lulay v. Peoria Journal-Star, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1966
- Gawel v. Chicago American Publishing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1971
- Lotrich v. Life Printing & Publishing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1969
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