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DEFEND v. LASCELLES

No. 4-86-0192.

149 Ill. App.3d 630 (1986)

500 N.E.2d 712

RICHARD C. DEFEND et al., Plaintiffs and Counterdefendants-Appellants, v. RONALD F. LASCELLES et al., Defendants and Counterplaintiffs-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed November 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown, Hay & Stephens, Mohan, Alewelt & Prillaman, and Holley, Keith & Mehlick, all of Springfield (Paul Bown, Paul Adami, and Grady E. Holley, of counsel), for appellants.

Barber, Segatto, Hoffee, Hines & Edwards, of Springfield (Barry O. Hines, Carl O. Hoffee, R. Kurt Wilke, and Bernard C. Segatto III, of counsel), for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE MORTHLAND delivered the opinion of the court:

This matter involves a permissive interlocutory appeal brought pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308 (87 Ill.2d 308). Plaintiffs contest the denial of their motion to dismiss count I of the defendants' counterclaim sounding in defamation. That defamation claim, in turn, was brought based upon the allegations contained in count IV of the plaintiffs' second amended complaint charging defendants...

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