Legal Opinion

Smith v. NEW LIBERTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF CLAY COUNTY

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 12, 2011No. WD 72415PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Order

2Per 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…

3Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Wilhite v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011

4Cited by1 opinion

  1. Blakeney v. City of Pine Lawn, MissouriDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2020

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