State Ex Rel. Lebanon School District R-III v. Winfrey

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

Relator Lebanon School District R-III asks this Court to issue a writ prohibiting Respondent from transferring the underlying personal injury lawsuit to a different county. Relator argues that because section 508.050, RSMo 2000, 1 permits a school district to be sued only in the county in which it is situated, then it must be error to grant a motion to change venue to another county. Relator is incorrect. While venue for commencement of suit was only proper in Laclede County, Rule 51.03 authorized transfer of the case to another county convenient to the parties for…