Legal Opinion
May v. Greater Kansas City Dental Society
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 2, 1993No. WD 47350PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANNA, Judge.
This appeal arises from a six-count petition filed by plaintiff Joseph A. May (May), a practicing dentist, and his wife, plaintiff Glenda Scoville (Scoville), against the Greater Kansas City Dental Society (Dental Society), and defendant Dr. Robert L. Nelson (Nelson), the president of the Dental Society. The trial court dismissed all counts on the defendants’ motion to dismiss.
All six counts asserted by plaintiffs May and Scoville arise from the publication of an article in a newsletter written by defendant Nelson. Four counts of the petition are actions on behalf of plaintiff…
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