State Ex Rel. Stone v. Ferriss

HOLLINGSWORTH, Judge.

This is a proceeding in prohibition originally filed in the St. Louis Court of Appeals. Following rendition of an opinion therein, 364 S.W.2d 49, this court, on application of respondent, ordered the cause transferred to this court en banc for hearing and determination, in accordance with Article V, § 10, Constitution of Missouri, V.A.M.S., and S.Ct. Rule 84.05, V.A.M.R.

The questions presented arise out of an action brought by relator in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County against his wife, Dorothea Carla Stone, wherein relator sought a divorce and custody of their four…