State ex rel. Carrington v. Human

SEILER, Chief Justice.

This is a petition for a writ of prohibition which we transferred prior to opinion by the court of appeals, St. Louis district. Rule 83.06.

In the Democratic primary election for state representative from the 67th legislative district, intervenor Whitmore defeated his incumbent rival, relator Carrington. Through separate prohibition proceedings instituted after the primary election in both circuit court and court of appeals, St. Louis district, Carrington succeeded in preventing Whitmore’s name from appearing on the general election ballot because the circuit court found…