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Appellate Court of Illinois· 7/24/2003

Krueger v. Lewis

Citations

  • 794 N.E.2d 970
  • 342 Ill. App. 3d 467
  • 276 Ill. Dec. 720
  • 2003 Ill. App. LEXIS 940

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  • finding that words implicating the plaintiff in a bribery scheme alleged the commission of a crime such that it constituted defamation per se
  • noting the difference between a motion to dismiss filed under section 2 — 615, “where we look at only the four corners of the complaint,” and a motion to dismiss filed under section 2 — 619, “where evidentiary material may be submitted”
  • noting the difference between a motion to dismiss filed under section 2-615 “where we look at only the four corners of the complaint,” and a motion to dismiss filed under section 2-619 “where evidentiary material may be submitted”
  • “In a defamation action, the issue of privilege is an affirmative defense that may be raised and determined in a section 2-619 motion.”
  • actual malice was sufficiently alleged where the complaint stated that the statements were made by the defendant “ ‘in full knowledge that they were untrue or in reckless disregard of their truth or falsity’ ”
  • actual malice was sufficiently alleged where the complaint stated that the statements were made by the defendant “in full knowledge that they were untrue or in reckless disregard of their truth or falsity”

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Judges: Hartman, Theis, Greiman

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