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Hartlep v. Torres

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 29, 2001No. 1 — 00—3768PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson

Plaintiff Brian Hartlep brought this suit for slander against defendant David Torres, chief of police of the Village of Posen, Illinois, alleging Torres made defamatory statements when he characterized Hartlep “as being not trustworthy, and not re-employable.” Because Torres spoke the allegedly defamatory words while testifying at a disciplinary hearing before the Village of Glenwood Board of Fire and Police Commissioners (BFPC), the trial court found the statements were absolutely privileged. The trial court then granted Torres’ Code of Civil Procedure section 2 — 619 motion to dismiss…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lykowski v. BergmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  2. Parrillo, Weiss & Moss v. CashionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
  3. Bushell v. Caterpillar, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1997
  4. Malevitis v. FriedmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Fisher v. LintMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
  2. Goldberg v. BrooksAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
  3. Zych v. TuckerAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006
  4. Kopchar v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  5. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Severn Trent Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004

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