State ex rel. Miller v. Judge of St. Louis Housing Court

GUNN, Judge.

Relator, Watson Miller, Sr., seeks to prohibit respondent, the presiding judge of St. Louis City Court No. 1, sitting as a City Housing Court, from executing judgment against relator for a $500.00 fine and court costs on each of 20 consecutive counts for violations of the St. Louis City Building Code.

Relator contends: 1) that penalties were assessed against relator without trial or hearing; 2) that respondent improperly proceeded against him knowing that relator was not the proper party before the court; 3) that relator was denied benefit of counsel at the time of assessment of…