Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Ormerod v. Hamilton
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided March 9, 2004No. SC 085403PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONNIE L. WHITE, Chief Justice.
I
Relator, L. David Ormerod, M.D., seeks a writ of mandamus to require Respondent to transfer the underlying case to Jackson County, Missouri. The alternative writ in mandamus is quashed, because venue is appropriate in Boone County, Missouri.
II
Relator filed a cause of action against the Curators of the University of Missouri (Curators) in Jackson County, Missouri, with venue premised upon the corporate venue statute, section 508.040. 1 Relator’s second amended petition for damages alleged six counts of breach of contract and a single count in tort for conversion…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Farmers Insurance Co., Inc. v. MurphySupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
- State Ex Rel. Milham v. RickhoffSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
- City of Webster Groves v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1937
- State Ex Rel. Bitting v. AdolfSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
- Casualty Reciprocal Exchange v. Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1997
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State ex rel. Johnson & Johnson and Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc., Relators v. The Honorable Rex M. Burlison, and State ex rel. Imerys Talc America, Inc., Relator v. The Honorable Rex M. BurlisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2019
- Melissa Bottorff-Arey, On Her Own Behalf, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of, and as Parent of Alexander David Mullins, and Suzanne and Michael Thomas, on Their Own Behalf, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of, and as, Parents of Joshua Michael Thomas v. Truman State University The Fraternity of Alpha Kappa Lambda, Inc. Brandon Grossheim Alpha Kappa Lambda, XI Chapter Lou Ann Gilchrist and Truman State University Campus Security AuthoritiesMissouri Court of Appeals · 2021