Krass v. Froio

Plaintiffs appeal from the trial court’s order dismissing their amended complaint to recover damages for libel and awarding defendant $400 as attorney’s fees.

Plaintiffs amended complaint alleged that on April 15, 1973, when defendant was a candidate for the office of president of the Village of Bloomingdale, he published and caused to be distributed to the residents of that municipality a letter which stated in part that plaintiffs and “the unknown powers hidden in the trust controlling the TIT [Bloomingdale Pit News] will do anything to influence the outcome of this election. They will spend…