Moon, Plaster & Sweere, L.L.P. v. Kelley

On September 27, 2010, Moon, Plaster & Sweere, L.L.P. (“Plaintiff Partnership”) filed a petition in the associate circuit division of the circuit court seeking to collect a “debt” in the amount of $14,371.53 for “legal services performed” for Edwin Mitchel and Dixie Rae Kelley.1 The petition stated “Plaintiff is a Missouri partnership in good standing.” Raymond I., Plaster (“Plaster”) signed the petition as counsel, and, following his signature, stated under oath that he was a “partner” of Plaintiff Partnership, and that “the facts and allegations contained [in the petition were] true and…