State ex rel. Gray v. O'Leary

MANFORD, Judge.

This is an action seeking a writ of prohibition accompanied by a second request for a writ of mandamus or in the alternative a writ of prohibition. Preliminary rule issued in prohibition as regards the first writ sought and upon this appeal, is made absolute. No preliminary rule issued in the alternative writ sought in mandamus/prohibition, but on this appeal, said rule is made absolute in prohibition.

Relator presents two issues to this court. He argues the circuit court’s order of March 14, 1979 exceeded the jurisdiction of the court because Chapter 538, RSMo 1978 ascribes no…