BARTER v. WILSON

No. 4-87-0057.

159 Ill. App.3d 694 (1987)

512 N.E.2d 816

H.H. "SAM" BARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROBERT C. WILSON et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed August 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald D. Stanley, of Sterling & Stanley, P.C., of Fairview Heights, for appellant.

Rick W. Abbell, of Wilson & Cape, of Harrisburg, for appellee Robert C. Wilson.

Barber, Segatto, Hoffee & Hines, of Springfield (Barry O. Hines, R. Kurt Wilke, and Bernard G. Segatto III, of counsel), for appellees The Copley Press, Inc., and Steve Hahn.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE GREEN delivered the opinion of the court:

On August 11, 1982, plaintiff, H.H. "Sam" Barter, brought suit in the circuit court of Sangamon County seeking damages for defamation against defendants, Robert C. Wilson, the Springfield State Journal-Register (Journal-Register), the Copley Press, Inc. (Copley), and Steve Hahn. On December 31, 1986, the court entered a judgment allowing the...

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