State Ex Rel. Sims v. Sanders

CRAHAN, Judge.

Relator Melody Sims, a defendant in an action filed in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, filed this original proceeding seeking a writ of mandamus directing Respondent, the Honorable James Sanders, to transfer the cause of action against her to a court of proper venue. We order our preliminary writ heretofore issued be made absolute and direct that the cause be transferred.

Plaintiff in the underlying action is a resident of St. Louis County. In 1992, she was involved in two separate automobile accidents.

The first accident, involving Relator, occurred on April 27, 1992…