WARD v. FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT

Gen. No. 10,985.

13 Ill. App.2d 257 (1957)

141 N.E.2d 753

Matthias P. Ward, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Forest Preserve District of Winnebago County, a municipal corporation, and Granville H. Coburn, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Rehearing denied May 7, 1957.

Released for publication May 7, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Snively, of Rockford, for appellant.

Robert R. Canfield, State's Attorney, and Rosario A. Gaziano, Assistant State's Attorney, both of Rockford, for appellees.


JUSTICE CROW delivered the opinion of the court.

On December 8, 1954 Matthias P. Ward, as plaintiff, brought an action against the Forest Preserve District of Winnebago county, a municipal corporation, and Granville H. Coburn, its superintendent, as defendants to recover damages for slander. Motion to dismiss complaint on behalf of both defendants was filed and after hearing had an order was entered by the trial court...

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