CONNER v. COPLEY PRESS, INC.

No. 58053.

99 Ill.2d 382 (1984)

459 N.E.2d 955

RICHARD CONNER, Appellant, v. COPLEY PRESS, INC., et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne B. Giampietro and Katherin A. Koenig of DeJong, Poltrock & Giampietro, of Chicago, for appellant.

Barry O. Hines of Barber, Hall, Segatto & Hoffe, of Springfield, for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

On April 24, 1978, the plaintiff, Richard Conner, filed a defamation action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against Copley Press, Inc. and Kitty Behof. The plaintiff's complaint was timely filed within the one-year period of the statute of limitations for such actions (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 83, par. 14...

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