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State ex rel. Gannon v. Gaertner
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 27, 1979No. 41555PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEMENS, Senior Judge.
Prohibition; a case of first impression concerning alleged “forum shopping” in a damage suit filed in the City of St. Louis.1 The underlying action was for damages arising from a collision in St. Louis County. Both plaintiffs, Donald J. and Patricia Ta-bone, and the other driver, Donald A. Gan-non, now deceased, resided in St. Louis County. Before filing their petition plaintiffs represented to the respondent St. Louis City circuit judge that the deceased driver left no estate but carried liability insurance. Thereupon the respondent judge, pursuant to Sec. 537.021 1(2)…
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