Ellis v. Jewish Hospital of St. Louis

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

This is an action for libel as defined in § 559.410 RSMo (1969). Plaintiff brought this action against her former employer, Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, and its Assistant Executive Director, Mark R. Russell. The trial court granted defendants’ motions to dismiss and plaintiff appeals.

From the record we learn that defendant Jewish Hospital of St. Louis hired plaintiff as a staff pharmacist on or about November 29, 1965. Plaintiff was promoted to Assistant Chief Pharmacist in 1967 and became Director of Pharmacy in 1973. Plaintiff resigned from her position as…