PARKER v. BANK OF MARION

No. 5-97-0104.

695 N.E.2d 1370 (1998)

296 Ill. App.3d 1035

231 Ill.Dec. 251

Dennis C. PARKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF MARION and Fred Becker, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

June 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Courtney Cox, Hart & Hart, Benton, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Joel A. Poole, Beverly D. Garner, Polsinelli, White, Vardeman & Shalton, P.C., St. Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees.


Justice MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Dennis C. Parker, brought an action alleging defamation and infliction of emotional distress against defendants, Bank of Marion and the president of the bank, Fred Becker. The trial court directed a verdict in favor of the Bank and Becker at the close of Parker's case in chief. Parker now appeals.

The facts are as follows. Becker hired Parker as an officer of the Bank on January 10, 1994. On February...

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