Legal Opinion
Gist v. MacOn County Sheriff's Department
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 18, 1996No. 4-95-0979PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Steigmann
In March 1995, plaintiff, Douglas Gist, sued defendants, the Decatur Herald and Review (Decatur Herald), TCI Cablevision of Decatur (TCI), and the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, for defamation. Plaintiff based his suit on a Crime Stoppers’ "Most Wanted Fugitives” flyer which the sheriff’s department compiled and the Decatur Herald distributed. TCI produced a television segment based upon this flyer. In August 1995, the trial court granted motions to dismiss filed by the Decatur Herald and the sheriff’s department. In November 1995, the court granted TCI’s motion to dismiss. Plaintiff…
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