State ex rel. Reddy v. Dunlap

SHRUM, Judge.

In this original proceeding in prohibition, the relator is a defendant in cause No. CV391-134CC, Charles Watson v. A.N. Reddy, M.D., et al., now pending in the circuit court of Howell County, Missouri, a suit to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of Watson’s wife.

The petition in prohibition presented the issue of whether the respondent circuit judge would exceed his jurisdiction by proceeding in cause No. CV391-134CC absent Watson’s compliance with a notification requirement of the wrongful death statute. In his petition, the relator referred to Watson’s deposition…