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GERTZ v. ROBERT WELCH, INC.

No. 69 C 1288.

306 F.Supp. 310 (1969)

Elmer GERTZ, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT WELCH, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court N. D. Illinois, E. D.

November 18, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne B. Giampietro, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

James A. Boyle, Jr., Chicago, Ill., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DECKER, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a practicing attorney, brings this diversity action for libel under Illinois law, claiming that defendant published a magazine article, and reprints thereof, designating plaintiff as a Communist or Communist sympathizer. Defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or alternatively, for failure to satisfy the requisite jurisdictional amount...

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