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BELMONTE v. RUBIN

No. 78-1021.

68 Ill. App.3d 700 (1979)

386 N.E.2d 904

RICHARD J. BELMONTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LEONARD RUBIN, Defendant-Appellee.

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

Opinion filed February 14, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Belmonte, of Chicago, for appellant, pro se.

Leonard Rubin, of Chicago, for appellee, pro se.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMON delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves the application of the "innocent construction rule" in determining whether the plaintiff was referred to in an alleged defamatory statement attributed to the defendant. The circuit court judge dismissed the complaint, ruling that the statement in question did not "concern the plaintiff."

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