1. Any case which may be pending in district number 2 of the circuit court of Marion County, Missouri, may be removed by change of venue for the following causes:

(1) That the inhabitants of Mason and Miller townships, Marion County, Missouri, are prejudiced against the applicant;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 508.320

  • 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
  • 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.

(2) That the opposite party has an undue influence over the inhabitants of said townships.

2. The change of venue may be awarded to any circuit court, including district number 1 of the circuit court of Marion County, Missouri, in the same manner that changes are taken from other circuit courts, and the court to which such cause may be removed shall have power and jurisdiction to dispose of the same as in causes taken by change of venue from circuit courts.

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