State ex rel. Wratchford v. Fincham

Relators Donald Orel Wratchford, Dana D. Ruhl, and David L. Wratchford filed a petition for a writ of prohibition to prevent Respondent Judge Thomas C. Fincham from proceeding further in a civil suit currently pending against them in the Circuit Court of Platte County. In the underlying action the plaintiff alleges that the Rela-tors are in possession of assets of their deceased parents,.which■■ should be made available to discharge the parents’ debts for nursing home care. Relators argue that the claims asserted against thern are for discovery of assets, which must be pursued in the probate…