Legal Opinion
Parker v. Kirkland
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 19, 1939No. Gen. No. 39,804PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Friend
Harrison Parker appeals from an order of the superior court dismissing for insufficiency his amended complaint, wherein he alleged that Weymouth Kirkland, defendant, maliciously and falsely uttered and published certain statements or remarks derogatory to Parker’s character and reputation, while acting as counsel for the Tribune company in defense of a complaint brought by Parker before the board of appeals of Cook county, seeking a review of the capital stock assessment against the Tribune for the year 1935.
The amended complaint consists of two counts, the first of which alleged in substance…
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