Moricoli v. P & S MANAGEMENT CO.

Although the two appeals herein involved are properly consolidated, dictates of clarity require separate handling.

General No. 81-091

Thomas Lane Moricoli (plaintiff) brought an action for slander against James L. Schwartz, Barbara T. Reid, now known as Barbara T. Harrison (Harrison), and P & S Management Co., Inc. (P & S). The allegations of plaintiff’s complaint and the alleged defamation are stated in the opinion of this court in Moricoli v. Schwartz (1977), 46 Ill. App. 3d 481, 482, 361 N.E.2d 74. This court reversed dismissal of the suit and held use of the word “fag” with reference to…