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SMITH v. COPLEY PRESS, INC.

No. 4-85-0388.

140 Ill. App.3d 613 (1986)

488 N.E.2d 1032

WILLIAM D. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COPLEY PRESS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees (The City of Springfield et al., Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed January 31, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey B. Levens, of Sturm & Levens, of Springfield, for appellant.

Barber, Hall, Segatto & Hoffee, of Springfield (Barry O. Hines, of counsel), for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE MORTHLAND delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff appeals from entry of summary judgment for the defendants in a defamation action. We reverse.

The plaintiff, William D. Smith, worked as a jailer or "turnkey" at the Springfield police station. This facility was used to incarcerate both local offenders and Federal prisoners. When the incidents giving rise to this litigation occurred, the plaintiff had been working...

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