State Ex Rel. May Department Stores Co. v. Weinstein

BRADY, Commissioner.

This is an original proceeding in prohibition whereby the relator, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff, seeks to make absolute our preliminary rule prohibiting the judges of the circuit court of St. Louis County from proceeding to assign a certain case for trial in that court.

When a petition for a writ of prohibition is filed, the opposing party may direct a motion to that petition or may make a return to the preliminary order. If a return is made, the plaintiff may reply thereto. Sec. 530.050, RSMo 1959, V.A. M.S. In the instant case the pleadings are made up of the…