Terms Used In Missouri Laws 508.300

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

All causes in which a change of venue shall be awarded by the circuit court of any other county to the county of Cape Girardeau, the same may be certified and transferred to the circuit court of Cape Girardeau County at Jackson, or to the circuit court of Cape Girardeau County at Cape Girardeau, as may be directed by the court granting the change of venue, or by consent of parties, and whichever court shall receive the said cause shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the same.

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