Allcare, Inc. v. Bork

Plaintiff, Allcare, Inc., filed a six-count complaint for injunctive and other relief in the circuit court of Cook County on September 25, 1987. On December 18, 1987, the trial court, inter alia, entered a judgment on the pleadings as to counts III, IV and VI for defendants Jeffrey L. Bork, David Krause and Allmed Supplies, Inc. Plaintiff appeals that judgment.

Count I of plaintiff’s complaint, asserting a cause of action for defamation, alleged the following. Plaintiff and defendant Allmed Supplies, Inc. (Allmed), are in the medical supply business within the metropolitan Chicago area. On or…