Missouri Court of Appeals April 23, 1996, No. 69474 (Bauer v. Ribaudo)

HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Special Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment against a petition which alleged the plaintiff was libeled by a defamatory political campaign commercial.

Thomas E. Bauer, the plaintiff, was a candidate for state representative in the August 2, 1994 Democratic primary for the 65th district in the city of St. Louis. Defendant/respondent Anthony D.