State Ex Rel. Rope v. Borron

TURNAGE, Presiding Judge.

Herbert M. Rope, Personal Representative of the Estate of Andrew Reed and the children of Andrew filed a petition for a writ of prohibition against the Honorable John A. Borron, Jr., Judge of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Jackson County. The petition seeks to prohibit the judge from holding a jury trial on a petition to discover assets prior to determining an equitable defense filed by Ida Reed, the widow of Andrew. A preliminary order in prohibition was issued which prohibited the judge from holding a jury trial. Thereafter, Ida filed an amended…