Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Chandler v. Allen

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 17, 1911PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Mandamus-. (1) When Judge McQuillin was transferred by order of general term from Division No. 6- to> Division No. 12 he lost jurisdiction of all causes belonging to Division No. 6, including the cause in question, which he, at the time of the transfer, held under advisement. This being true, there remained no alternative save that his successor in Division No. 6-, respondent herein, should reinstate said cause upon the docket for trial. State v. Mason, 82 Mo.

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Mandamus-. (1) When Judge McQuillin was transferred by order of general term from Division No. 6- to> Division No. 12 he lost jurisdiction of all causes belonging to Division No. 6, including the cause in question, which he, at the time of the transfer, held under advisement. This being true, there remained no alternative save that his successor in Division No. 6-, respondent herein, should reinstate said cause upon the docket for trial. State v. Mason, 82 Mo. App-. 240'; State v. Nast, 209 Mo. 708; Haehl v. Railroad, 119 Mo. 325; State v. Eggers, 152 Mo. 485; Goddard v. Delaney, 181 Mo. 581.…

1Opinion of the CourtVault A Nt, C. J.

— This is an application for a writ of mandamus to require the respondent, a judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, to take jurisdiction of a cause alleged to be pending in Division No. 6 of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis. The city of St. Louis alone constitutes the Eighth Judicial Circuit. The court for certain purposes is divided into twelve divisions, there are twelve judges, to each division one judge is assigned; each division sits separately for the trial and determination of causes which have been assigned to it, and, when so sitting, is called a court in Special Term. For…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Haehl v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  2. Goddard ex rel. Hyde v. DelaneySupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
  3. Voullaire v. VoullaireSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
  4. State ex rel. McCaffery v. EggersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Johnston v. RaganSupreme Court of Missouri · 1915
  2. Byrd v. McGinnisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  3. Graff v. Continental Auto Insurance UnderwritersMissouri Court of Appeals · 1931
  4. Crane v. First National Bank of McHenryNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1913
  5. State v. KowertzSupreme Court of Missouri · 1927

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