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REED v. NORTHWESTERN PUBLISHING CO.

No. 4-86-0758.

155 Ill. App.3d 796 (1987)

508 N.E.2d 772

MICHAEL REED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHWESTERN PUBLISHING COMPANY, d/b/a The Commercial News, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Rehearing denied June 22, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Opsahl and Craig R. Hunt, both of Rantoul, for appellant.

Thomas B. Meyer, of Acton, Meyer, Smith & Miller, of Danville, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE SCOTT delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Michael Reed, filed a 1979 libel action against the defendant, Northwestern Publishing Company, d/b/a The Commercial News. In entering a summary judgment for the defendant, the trial court found that the 1978 articles were factually erroneous but, as a matter of law, that the plaintiff proved neither actual malice nor reckless disregard for their truth or falsity. The plaintiff...

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