Legal Opinion
Rice v. Lucas
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided January 9, 1978No. 59875PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARDGETT, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court whereby a magistrate judge in St. Louis was ordered to afford a tenant (defendant) a jury trial in a ease brought by a landlord (plaintiff) pursuant to see. 535.-010 et seq., RSMo 1969. The circuit court declared the provision of sec. 535.040, RSMo 1969, which prescribes that a magistrate shall hear the cause without a jury to be in conflict with the civil-jury-trial provision of art. 1, sec. 22(a), Mo.Const. This court has jurisdiction of the appeal, art. 5, sec. 3, Mo.Const.
The facts are not in dispute. Blanche Rice…
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