State ex rel. Reeves v. Brady

HYDE, Judge.

Prohibition to prohibit the Judge of the Cape Girardeau Court of Common Pleas from proceeding in a case for declaratory judgment to determine the right of the plaintiffs therein to sell nonintoxicating 3.2% beer on Sunday, in Mississippi County, and to enjoin the Prosecuting Attorney and Sheriff of Mississippi County from enforcing Sec. 563.720 (statutory references are to RSMo and V.A.M.S.) to prevent the sale of such beer on Sunday.

The question for decision is whether or not the Cape Girardeau Court of Common Pleas has jurisdiction to entertain and determine the action brought…