Missouri Court of Appeals, 2011

Smith v. NEW LIBERTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF CLAY COUNTY

Smith v. NEW LIBERTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF CLAY COUNTY
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided April 12, 2011 · Mitchell, Ellis, Howard
339 S.W.3d 573; 2011 Mo. App. LEXIS 476 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

Smith v. NEW LIBERTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF CLAY COUNTY

Opinion

Order

PER CURIAM:

This is a malicious prosecution case. The first issue is whether the circuit court erred in granting, on the basis of sovereign immunity, one defendant’s motion to dismiss the petition for failure to state a claim. We hold that the defendant, a governmental entity, was immune from a suit based on malicious prosecution. Accordingly, we affirm. The second issue is whether the circuit court erred in granting another defendant’s motion for summary judgment. We hold that the plaintiff admitted facts sufficient to establish as a matter of law that the second defendant possessed probable cause and/or that it lacked legal malice. Accordingly, we affirm. Rule 84.16(b).

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