OWEN v. MANN

No. 60525.

105 Ill.2d 525 (1985)

475 N.E.2d 886

ROBERT D. OWEN et al., Plaintiffs, v. RICHARD E. MANN, Judge, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 29, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Horan, William G. Swindal and Stephen R. Swofford, of Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, of Chicago (Robert D. Owen, of counsel), for plaintiff Robert D. Owen.

William R. Jentes and Emily Nicklin, of Kirkland & Ellis, of Chicago (Seymour W. Croft, of counsel), for plaintiff International Harvester Company.

Rex Carr, of Carr, Korein, Kunin, Schlicther & Brennan, of East St. Louis, for defendant William B. Starnes.


Writ awarded.

JUSTICE MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Robert D. Owen and International Harvester Company, plaintiffs, request the issuance of a writ of mandamus or, in the alternative, a supervisory order compelling Judge Richard E. Mann, of the Sangamon County circuit court, to vacate his order of July 19, 1984. The order was entered in a defamation action filed by William G. Starnes (hereinafter referred to as respondent),

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