Clifford v. Drake
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elliott Anthony, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
delivered'the opinion of the Court:
This was an action on the case, for a libel, brought by John Clifford in the Superior Court of Cook county, against William H. Drake, in which special damages were claimed. The case was tried in the Superior Court, and resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of defendant. Plaintiff then appealed to the Appellate Court for the First District, where the judgment of the Superior Court was affirmed, and the case comes to this court on appeal.
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