MAIN v. BAKER

No. 3-87-0855.

176 Ill. App.3d 255 (1988)

530 N.E.2d 715

ROLLAND E. MAIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RICK BAKER et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Modified opinion filed November 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barash, Stoerzbach & Henson, of Galesburg (Barry M. Barash, of counsel), for appellant.

R. Michael Henderson, of Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius, of Peoria (Mary W. McDade, of counsel), for appellees Rick Baker and The Peoria Journal Star.

Davis & Morgan, of Peoria, and Richard N. Winfield, David A. Schulz, and Annette V. Tucker, all of Rogers & Wells, of New York, New York (Stephen D. Gay, of counsel), for appellees Bob Springer and The Associated Press.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises from a libel action brought against Rick Baker, the Peoria Journal Star, and Bob Springer of the Associated Press. The plaintiff, Rolland E. Main, claims that Rick Baker had written a libelous article published in the Peoria Journal Star and that Bob Springer had written a similar article which had been disseminated by the Associated Press to a number of its members. Following...

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