VEE SEE CONSTR. CO. v. JENSEN & HALSTEAD, LTD.

No. 79-605.

79 Ill. App.3d 1084 (1979)

399 N.E.2d 278

VEE SEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JENSEN AND HALSTEAD, LIMITED, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

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

Opinion filed December 27, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Petit and Safeblade, of Chicago (Edward Atlas, of counsel), for appellant.

Lord, Bissell and Brook, of Chicago (Hugh C. Griffin and William J. White, of counsel), for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises out of an action for libel per se brought by a general contractor, Vee See Construction Company, against a supervising architectural firm, Jensen and Halstead, Limited, and its employee, Guy H. Van Swearingen III, for statements in a letter directing the contractor to comply with certain contract painting specifications on a Chicago board of education rehabilitation...

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