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OWEN v. CARR

No. 62159.

113 Ill.2d 273 (1986)

497 N.E.2d 1145

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

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Owen, of Decatur, pro se.

Heyl, Royster, Voekler & Allen, of Springfield (Adrian E. Harless, Gary M. Peplow, and Michael C. Upperman, Jr., of counsel), for appellee Rex Carr.

Don H. Reuben, James H. Alesia and Donald A. Vogelsang, of Reuben & Proctor, of Chicago, for appellee New York Law Publishing Company et al.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Robert D. Owen, an attorney, filed an action for libel in the circuit court of Macon County against Rex Carr, who also is an attorney, New York Law Publishing Company (New York Law), the publisher of the National Law Journal, James A. Finkelstein, the president of New York Law, David A. Ranii, a reporter for the National Law Journal, and SFN Companies, Inc., which acquired New York Law subsequent...

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