Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Mauer

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided August 17, 1999No. WD 56686PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Per curiam

The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (“Kansas City Southern”) has filed a petition in this court seeking a writ of prohibition, asking this court to prohibit judges of the Jackson County Circuit Court from accepting and exercising jurisdiction in Terry Baker, et ux. v. The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, et al., Case No. CV97-7513 in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri. Kansas City Southern contends that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to dismiss this case on the ground of forum non conveniens.

Factual Background

On January 6, 1996, Terry Baker, a resident…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Anglim v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  3. State Ex Rel. K-Mart Corp. v. HolligerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1999
  4. State Ex Rel. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad v. RiedererSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  5. Besse v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986

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3Cited by6 opinions

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