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MATVIUW v. JOHNSON

No. 78-1184.

70 Ill. App.3d 481 (1979)

388 N.E.2d 795

WILLIAM D. MATVIUW, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JEFFREY B. JOHNSON, M.D., Defendant-Appellee. — (ALEXIAN BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER, Intervenor-Appellee.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Rehearing denied April 27, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Reiter and Irving B. Levinson, both of Katten, Muchin, Gitles, Zavis, Pearl & Galler, of Chicago, for appellant.

Harry L. Kinser and Kenneth C. Robbins, both of McLaughlin, Kinser & Bryant, of Chicago, for appellee.

Thomas C. Shields and Peter B. Freeman, both of Hopkins, Sutter, Mulroy, Davis & Cromartie, of Chicago, for intervenor-appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Dr. William D. Matviuw, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing his complaint for compensatory and punitive damages arising from certain allegedly defamatory remarks made by defendant, Dr. Jeffrey B. Johnson. The trial court found that defendant's remarks were absolutely privileged and were therefore

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