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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 508.090

Judge disqualified — change of venue granted, when

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hayes v. Hayes (1952)

Most recently applied in Hayes v. Hayes (April 1952)

Effective: 28 Aug 1957; (RSMo 1939 § 1058, A.L. 1957 p. 294); Prior revisions: 1929 § 907; 1919 § 1357; 1909 § 1927

1. The judge of a court of record may be disqualified in any civil suit for any of the following causes:

(1) That the judge is interested or prejudiced, or is related to either party, or has been of counsel in the cause;

(2) That the opposite party has an undue influence over the mind of the judge.

2. A change of venue may be awarded in any civil suit to any court of record for any of the following causes:

(1) That the inhabitants of the county are prejudiced against the applicant;

(2) That the opposite party has an undue influence over inhabitants of the county;

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.