Birdsong v. Adolf

SNYDER, Chief Judge.

Relators petition this court for a writ of prohibition to prevent the respondent circuit judge from exercising jurisdiction in a case now pending in the circuit court of the City of St. Louis, entitled Asberry, et al. v. Union Electric, et al., cause number 832-05064.

Relators, defendants in the underlying suit, had filed a motion to dismiss the cause for improper and fraudulent venue asserting that plaintiff Asberry’s joinder of defendant, Union Electric was pretensive and for the sole purpose of establishing venue within the City of St. Louis. Respondent denied…