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DURSO v. LYLE STUART, INC.

No. 60721.

33 Ill. App.3d 300 (1975)

337 N.E.2d 443

THOMAS J. DURSO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LYLE STUART, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

October 22, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Valentine and Michael Davis, both of Chicago, for appellants.

Leonard M. Ring, of Chicago, for appellee.

Judgments affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DIERINGER delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Thomas J. Durso, filed his complaint for libel in the Circuit Court of Cook County on September 30, 1969, against Ovid Demaris, the author of a book entitled Captive City, and Lyle Stuart, Inc., the publisher of the book. On October 12, 1973, a jury awarded the plaintiff compensatory damages in the amount of $3000 and punitive damages in the amount...

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