DeClerck v. Simpson

Plaintiff, Jack DeClerck, filed suit in the circuit court of Christian County alleging that defendants, Gayle Simpson (Simpson) and WAND Television, Inc. (WAND), had broadcast false statements about him. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss based on the statute of limitations (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 13 — 201), which was denied. The circuit court then granted the defendants’ application for interlocutory appeal (134 Ill. 2d R. 308). Thereafter, the appellate court affirmed the trial court’s decision and remanded the cause for further proceedings. (200 Ill. App. 3d 889.) The…