Taylor v. Chapman

CRANDALL, Judge.

Plaintiff, Ingrid Taylor, appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant, Fred Chapman, in plaintiffs defamation action. We affirm.

In our review of summary judgment, we consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the non-moving party. ITT Commercial Fin. Corp. v. Mid.-Am. Marine Supply Corp., 854 S.W.2d 371, 376 (Mo.banc 1993). The evidence, viewed in that light, reveals that plaintiff was the manager of Park Tower Condominium (tower) at the time of trial. Defendant owns one of the tower condominiums, and is a resident.

On January 29,…