State ex inf. Danforth v. Cason

*407ORIGINAL PROCEEDING IN QUO WARRANTO

FINCH, Judge.

On June 15, 1973, the last day of the First Session of the 77th General Assembly of Missouri, Lieutenant Governor William C. Phelps, in his capacity as ex officio President of the Missouri Senate, presided over its morning session. After the noon recess, Senator William J. Cason, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, acting pursuant to Senate Rule ll,1 assumed the chair and refused to permit Lieutenant Governor Phelps to resume the position of presiding officer of the Senate, even though, as stipulated by the parties hereto, “Lieutenant Governor…