State ex rel. Director of Revenue v. Schaeperkoetter

KAROHL, Presiding Judge.

We issued a provisional writ in prohibition to prevent respondent circuit judge (Respondent) from requiring relator, Director of Revenue, (Director) to show cause why she should not be held in contempt for refusing to honor a preliminary order in mandamus. Respondent entered the order in the case of Charles G. Caltry, Relator v. Janette Loh-man, Director of the Missouri Department of Revenue, Cause No. CV193^89CC filed in Franklin County, Missouri. We now find and hold as a matter of law that Director could not be held in contempt for refusing to honor the preliminary…