Chickeries v. Cummings

Minob W. Millwee, Justice.

Petitioner, Smith Chickeries, is a non-resident partnership engaged in business at Mexico, Missouri. It seeks a writ of prohibition to restrain the judge of the Washington Circuit Court from assuming jurisdiction over the person or proceeding further against it in the trial of a certain action pending in said court in which petitioner was made a cross-defendant.

On January 18, 1954, E. K. Gordon filed an action against L. M. Chemell in the Washington Circuit Court seeking a money judgment for damages in connection with a sale of “baby chicks.” On June 4, 1954 Chemell…