Murphy v. Shur

On July 15, 1996, Michael Murphy (“Appellant”), filed a pro se “Complaint for Libel” in the Circuit Court of Jasper County, alleging that two reporters, Jim Shur and Debby Woodin, and their employer The Joplin Globe (collectively “Respondents”) caused to be printed articles about him that were “libelous per se and defamatory per se.” 1 Both parties filed motions for summary judgment. In its judgment filed March 29, 1999, the trial court entered “its Summary Judgment in favor of [Respondents]” and denied “[a]ll other pending Motions.”

On appeal, Appellant claims six points of trial court error…