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DANEKAS v. WISE

No. 77-455.

64 Ill. App.3d 801 (1978)

381 N.E.2d 1160

FRANKLIN DANEKAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KENNETH WISE et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed October 17, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Lawrence Gunnels and James D. Adducci, both of Kirkland & Ellis, and Reuben & Proctor, both of Chicago, and Bruce D. Wellman, of Mt. Morris, for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE RECHENMACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment granted to the defendants in a libel suit arising out of an editorial published in the defendant newspaper.

The plaintiff was formerly — several years previous to the libel suit being filed — chief of police of Rochelle. However, at the time of the libel action he was only a patrolman. The allegedly libelous editorial...

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