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GUTHRIE v. ANNABEL

No. 76-280.

50 Ill. App.3d 969 (1977)

365 N.E.2d 1367

GLEN S. GUTHRIE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROY H. ANNABEL, d/b/a Boone County Courier, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed July 27, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Coplan, of Connolly, Oliver, Goddard, Coplan & Close, of Rockford, for appellant.

Roy H. Annabel, of Belvidere, for appellee, pro se.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE NASH delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal is taken from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Boone County in an action for libel. After a bench trial, the court found in favor of defendant, Roy Annabel, and against plaintiff, Glen Guthrie.

The material alleged to be libelous was contained in a letter written by defendant to former Governor Daniel Walker on June 24, 1974, and published on June 27 in the Boone...

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