State Ex Rel. Bitting v. Adolf

BLACKMAR, Judge.

By this opinion we overrule Sperry Corporation v. Corcoran, 657 S.W.2d 619 (Mo. banc 1983).

The relator, Adelaide H.P. Bitting, a resident of St. Louis County, filed suit in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis against Ida Helene Jones, Barnes Hospital, Washington University Medical Center, and Washington University. The claim against Jones, a resident of St. Louis County, was for personal injuries said to result from a traffic accident in that county. The other defendants were sought to be held for alleged malpractice in the treatment of the injuries resulting from the…