CARTWRIGHT v. GARRISON

No. 82-500.

113 Ill. App.3d 536 (1983)

447 N.E.2d 446

GENE J. CARTWRIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHARLES GARRISON, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed March 15, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David N. Barkhausen, of Waukegan, for appellant.

Ronald E. Griesheimer, of Griesheimer & Thompson, of Waukegan, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE REINHARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Gene J. Cartwright, appeals from the trial court's dismissal of his complaint, which alleged he had been defamed by defendant, Charles Garrison. Plaintiff raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the statement made by defendant was incapable of an innocent construction; (2) whether the innocent-construction rule should be replaced with a reasonable-construction rule...

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