Changes of venue may be awarded in civil cases pending in the circuit court of Cape Girardeau County at Cape Girardeau for the following causes:

(1) That the inhabitants of the city of Cape Girardeau are prejudiced against the applicant;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 508.310

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

(2) That the opposite party has an undue influence over the inhabitants of said city; provided, that in such cases a change of venue shall be awarded to the circuit court of Cape Girardeau County at Jackson.

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