Case Name: Dr. Mickie SHANK and Michael Shank, Appellants, v. MISSOURI NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2015-11-17
Citations: 474 S.W.3d 605
Docket Number: WD 78526
Parties: Dr. Mickie SHANK and Michael Shank, Appellants, v. MISSOURI NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, Respondent.
Judges: Before Division Three: Joseph M. Ellis, Presiding Judge, and Karen King Mitchell and Gary D. Witt, Judges
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 474
Pages: 605–606

Head Matter:
Dr. Mickie SHANK and Michael Shank, Appellants, v. MISSOURI NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, Respondent.
WD 78526
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
ORDER FILED: November 17, 2015
Larry A. Bagsby, St. Charles, MO, Attorney for Appellants.
Sally E. Barker and Loretta K. Haggard, St. Louis, MO, Attorneys for Respondent.
Before Division Three: Joseph M. Ellis, Presiding Judge, and Karen King Mitchell and Gary D. Witt, Judges

Opinion:
Order
Per Curiam:
Dr. Mickie Shank and her husband, Michael Shank, appeal the grant of summary judgment in favor of the Missouri National Education Association (MoNEA), on the Shanks' claims of defamation (libel), tor-tious interference with business expectancy, and loss of consortium,. based upon a letter drafted by MoNEA and provided to the Mexico School District Board of Education. The circuit court granted Mo- NEA's motion for summary judgment on the ground that the Shanks could not prove malice in the publication of the letter. Finding no error, we affirm. Rule 84.16(b).