State Ex Rel. Lebeau v. Kelly

KAROHL, Judge.

Relator appeals an order of the circuit court quashing a preliminary order in prohibition and dismissal of his petition.

Relator’s application for the writ alleges respondent, a municipal circuit judge, was without jurisdiction to serve as such judge for the City of Cool Valley because the city failed to legally constitute its municipal court within the time authorized by Article V, § 27 of the Missouri Constitution and § 476.016.5. 1 Alternatively, relator alleges technical defects in the enactment of the city’s ordinance. Evidence indicates that the ordinance was duly enacted…