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WANLESS v. ROTHBALLER

No. 62683.

115 Ill.2d 158 (1986)

503 N.E.2d 316

FRANK M. WANLESS, Appellant, v. RHONDA ROTHBALLER et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 30, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Peoria (Lyle W. Allen, Gary D. Nelson, and Elizabeth W. Christensen, of counsel), for appellant.

ROSS E. Morris, of Lewiston, for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE SIMON delivered the opinion of the court:

Frank Wanless, the plaintiff, brought this action for libel against defendants, Rhonda Rothballer and the Peoria Journal Star (Journal Star). A jury in the circuit court of Peoria County returned a verdict for the plaintiff and assessed compensatory and punitive damages totaling $500,000. The appellate court reversed the judgments, holding upon its de novo review that there was insufficient...

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