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BLAIR v. WALKER

No. 47960.

64 Ill.2d 1 (1976)

349 N.E.2d 385

ALLAN L. BLAIR et al., Appellees, v. DANIEL WALKER, Governor, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied June 28, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Sullivan and Larry M. Wolfson, of Chicago (Jenner & Block, of counsel), for appellant.

Allan L. Blair, of Chicago, and Paul Heller, of Wexler, Wexler and Heller, of Chicago, for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Allan Blair and David Gray, brought an action for defamation against defendant, Daniel Walker, the Governor of the State of Illinois. The allegedly libelous statements were contained in two press releases. The Governor moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that he was protected by an absolute privilege when publishing the statements in question. The trial court denied...

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