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OWEN v. CARR

No. 4-84-0417.

134 Ill. App.3d 855 (1985)

478 N.E.2d 658

ROBERT D. OWEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. REX CARR et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Rehearing denied June 13, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Owen, pro se, and Robert M. Owen, both of Decatur, for appellant.

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Springfield, for appellee Rex Carr.

Dan H. Reuben, James H. Alesia, and Donald A. Vogelsang, all of Reuben & Proctor, of Chicago, and Harold F. Tenney, of Tenney, Tietz & Heavner, of Decatur, for other appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

A question of libel.

More particularly, does the innocent construction rule apply?

Yes.

We affirm.

Attorney Robert Owen filed suit in the circuit court alleging that he had been defamed. The named defendant, Rex Carr — also a lawyer — had brought suit on behalf of Judge William Starnes against Owen and Owen's client, International Harvester...

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