State ex rel. Phillips v. LePage

JAMES K. PREWITT, Judge.

This is an original proceeding in prohibition. Randall Phillips (“Relator”) filed a petition for writ of prohibition contending that the Honorable John LePage (“Re*691spondent”) was without jurisdiction to deny Relator’s demand for a jury trial on Relator’s wrongful death claim within an interpleader action. Under Missouri Court Rule 97.04 (2000), we issued a preliminary order in prohibition. For the reasons outlined below, we quash the preliminary order. Respondent’s order denying Relator’s demand for a jury trial on the wrongful death claim within the inter-pleader…