State Ex Rel. Lucas v. Moss

BARDGETT, Presiding Judge.

This is prohibition. The ultimate issue is whether or not the existing rules of this court prohibit the use of videotape (a sound motion picture technique) in the taking of a deposition and therefore prohibit the use of the videotape in presenting deposition testimony of a witness in court.

The relators, Robert and Sharon Lucas, are plaintiffs in a personal injury suit pending in the circuit court of Jefferson County, Missouri, and Sterling R. Bollin-ger is defendant therein. Respondent is judge of the circuit court of Jefferson County, Division No. 1.

Relators deposed…