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COLSON v. STIEG

No. 79-190.

86 Ill. App.3d 993 (1980)

408 N.E.2d 431

JOHN CALVIN COLSON, PH.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LEWIS STIEG, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed July 25, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Calvin Colson, of Sycamore, and Carole R. Bellows, of Reuben & Proctor, of Chicago, for appellant.

Jack D. Ward, of Reno, Zahm, Folgate, Skolrood, Lindberg & Powell, and Robert K. Skolrood, both of Rockford, and John J. Templin, of DeKalb, for appellee.

Affirmed in part, and reversed in part and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE VAN DEUSEN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the trial court granting defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's amended complaint.

The defendant urged three grounds as bases for his motion to dismiss: First, under the innocent construction rule, two alleged defamatory statements were nonactionable as a matter of law; second, the statements were privileged...

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