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ALPINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. DEMARIS

Nos. 70 C 1027, 71 C 1221.

358 F.Supp. 422 (1973)

ALPINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, Plaintiff, v. Ovid DEMARIS and Lyle Stuart, Inc., a corporation, Defendants. ALPINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, Plaintiff, v. Ovid DEMARIS et al., Defendants.

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

February 20, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Owens, Anne Gross Smoller, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Richard C. Valentine, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

McGARR, District Judge.

This is an action for libel arising out of the publication of the book "Captive City". Defendant Demaris is the author of the book, while defendants Lyle Stuart and Simon & Schuster are the publishers of the hardbound and paperback editions, respectively, of the book. Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship.

The alleged libel appears...

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