Matyska v. Stewart

KAROHL, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Otto Matyska and Richard Chandler, appeal from an order of the trial court which dismissed their petition for failure to allege a cause of action for libel against George R. Stewart. The sole basis for their cause of action is a letter Stewart authored on December 13, 1988, which was addressed to “Secretary, Arnold Rifle and Pistol Club.” Plaintiffs attached and incorporated the letter into the petition.1 Rule 55.12. On appeal plaintiffs claim their petition states a cause of action because Stewart “did in fact libel [plaintiffs] by falsely accusing them of criminal…