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HITCHCOCK v. UNIVERSITY NEWS OF ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY

No. 71068.

946 S.W.2d 765 (1997)

James HITCHCOCK, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. The UNIVERSITY NEWS OF ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY and Patricia Cummins, Defendants/Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

June 10, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth C. Jones, St. Louis, for plaintiff/appellant.

Robert Louis Jackstadt, Richard Kuhlman, St. Louis, for defendants/Respondents.

Before CRAHAN, P.J., and GRIMM and HOFF, JJ.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Appellant James Hitchcock appeals the dismissal of his claim of libel against Respondent The University News of St. Louis University. Respondent's motion to dismiss asserted Appellant failed to state a cause of action because: (1) the words alleged to be libelous were not defamatory; (2) the words complained of were expressions of opinion that are privileged from claims of defamation; and (3) Appellant failed to specifically plead...

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