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ALTMAN v. AMOCO OIL CO.

No. 79-1288.

85 Ill. App.3d 104 (1980)

406 N.E.2d 142

SIDNEY S. ALTMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMOCO OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

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

Opinion filed May 29, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney S. Altman, of Chicago, for appellant, pro se.

Kirkland & Ellis, of Chicago (Scott D. Early, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE ROMITI delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff in this case filed an unsuccessful claim for libel after a creditor had turned a claim over to a collection agency and then caused him to have a bad debt or "09" credit rating, which was defined in part as "turned over for collection." The trial court applied the rule of innocent construction, and found that one permissible interpretation was truthful. It further held that...

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