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MITCHELL v. TRIBUNE CO.

Gen. No. 45,353.

343 Ill. App. 446 (1951)

99 N.E.2d 397

Isaiah Mitchell, III, Appellant, v. Tribune Company, Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois.

Released for publication June 22, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ISAIAH MITCHELL, pro se.

KIRKLAND, FLEMING, GREEN, MARTIN & ELLIS, of Chicago, for appellee; HOWARD ELLIS, J.B. MARTINEAU, and GEORGES DAPPLES, all of Chicago, of counsel.

MR. JUSTICE FEINBERG delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff brought this action for libel against defendant based upon two articles published in its newspaper. The first article, it was alleged, referred to plaintiff as Isaiah "Chink" Mitchell, "Negro," and the second article again referred to plaintiff as "Chink," and the claimed libel in the complaint was the reference to plaintiff as "Negro" and "Chink." Upon motion the

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