Guentner v. Stober

Full title: Dorothy Guentner, Formerly Dorothy Metz, Appellant, v. Hazel Stober…

Court: Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District

Date published: Dec 28, 1943

321 Ill. App. 163 (Ill. App. Ct. 1943)

52 N.E.2d 322

Opinion

Gen. No. 9,922. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed December 28, 1943

LIBEL AND SLANDER, § 106^_ — when error to direct verdict for defendant in suit for slander. In action for making of allegedly slanderous remarks which reflected on moral character of plaintiff and which resulted in her not being re-employed as school teacher, held that, under evidence, it was error for trial court to direct verdict for defendant.

_ See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Carroll county; the Hon. GEORGE C. DIXON, Judge, presiding.

Reversed and remanded. Heard in this court at the October term, 1943.

Lawrence A. Smith, for appellant;

Ralph M. Eaton, for appellee.

Opinion by JUSTICE DOVE.

Not to be published in full. Opinion filed December 28, 1943.