State ex rel. Selleck v. Reynolds
Supreme Court of Missouri
Certiorari. (1) The St. Louis Court of Appeals is a court of limited and special jurisdiction and has no jurisdiction except such as is conferred upon it by the Constitution.
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Certiorari. (1) The St. Louis Court of Appeals is a court of limited and special jurisdiction and has no jurisdiction except such as is conferred upon it by the Constitution. (2) The jurisdiction of the St. Louis Court of Appeals in all matters except the issuance of extraordinary writs within the territory over which it has jurisdiction is solely and only appellate and it has no original jurisdiction in disbarment proceeding^. (3) The St. Louis Court of Appeals had no jurisdiction in this case because the validity of Sec. 952, R. S. 1909, is drawn in question; and said court of appeals under…
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
This is an original action by way of a writ of certiorari directed to the St. Louis Court of Appeals in a case entitled “In the Matter of Ellroy V. Selleck.” The pleadings and facts can be shortly stated. The Bar Association of St. Louis, Missouri, through their grievance committee, filed charges against Selleck in the St. Louis Court of Appeals, and asked that Selleck be disbarred. These charges were varied in degree and were five in number, as indicated by the several counts in the petition filed by. this grievance committee of the Bar Association: We need not go into the details of all…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State ex inf. Crow v. ShepherdSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Lipscomb v. TalbottSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. GildersleeveSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
- State ex rel. Walker v. HarberSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Seaman v. Cap-Au-Gris Levee DistrictSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
3Cited by15 opinions
- Clark v. AustinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1937
- In Re Proceedings Against Richards for DisbarmentSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- In Re Disbarment Proceedings Against SparrowSupreme Court of Missouri · 1935
- DeKrasner v. BoykinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Clark v. ReardenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1937
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