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FARNSWORTH v. TRIBUNE COMPANY

No. 41699.

43 Ill.2d 286 (1969)

253 N.E.2d 408

MYRTLE S. FARNSWORTH, Appellant, v. TRIBUNE COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 26, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ELMER GERTZ, of Chicago, (WAYNE B. GIAMPIETRO, of counsel,) for appellant.

KIRKLAND, ELLIS, HODSON, CHAFFETZ & MASTERS, of Chicago, (DON H. REUBEN, LAWRENCE GUNNELS, MICHAEL W. COFFIELD, and CALVIN J. COLLIER, of counsel,) for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

The principal issue in this case concerns the scope of the restrictions imposed by the first and fourteenth amendments of the Federal constitution upon the power of a State to afford tort remedies for harm caused by spoken or written words.

Plaintiff, Myrtle S. Farnsworth, an osteopathic physician holding a limited license issued by the State of Illinois, brought a libel...

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