Welch v. Chicago Tribune Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DOWNING

delivered the opinion of the court:

Thomas M. Welch (plaintiff) filed a complaint for libel against the Chicago Tribune Company and Cooper Rollow, Tribune sports editor (defendants). The circuit court of Cook County granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment.

The only issue before this court on appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting the motion for summary judgment.

In considering defendants’ motion for summary judgment, the trial court had before it plaintiff’s complaint, defendants’ answer, plaintiff’s reply, defendants’ answers to plaintiff’s…