Effective - 28 Aug 1957
508.130. Application for disqualification of judge or change of venue — contents. — Any party, his agent or attorney, may present to the court, or judge thereof in vacation, a petition setting forth the cause of his application for disqualification of the judge or for a change of venue, and when he obtained his information and knowledge of the existence thereof; and he shall annex thereto an affidavit, made by himself, his agent or attorney, to the truth of the petition, and that affiant has just cause to believe that he cannot have a fair trial on account of the cause alleged. If the removal is asked because of objections to the inhabitants of the county, the application shall not include therein any other county than the one from which the change of venue is asked.
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(RSMo 1939 § 1061, A.L. 1957 p. 294)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 910; 1919 § 1360; 1909 § 1930
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations
Chapter 508 - Venue and Change of Venue
Section 508.010 - Venue for nontort and tort suits.
Section 508.011 - Change of venue, state statute prevails if in conflict with supreme court rules.
Section 508.013 - Venue for actions filed after or pending as of February 13, 2019.
Section 508.020 - Suits by attachment or replevin, where commenced.
Section 508.030 - Actions for real estate, where commenced.
Section 508.050 - Suits against municipal corporations, where commenced.
Section 508.060 - Actions against counties, where instituted.
Section 508.080 - Removal of suits by consent.
Section 508.090 - Judge disqualified — change of venue granted, when.
Section 508.100 - Judge disqualified without application, when — exception.
Section 508.110 - Judge disqualified, case transferred to another division of court, when.
Section 508.130 - Application for disqualification of judge or change of venue — contents.
Section 508.140 - After notice given, duty of court.
Section 508.150 - Written order for change in vacation.
Section 508.160 - Pleadings to be made up before award of change of venue.
Section 508.170 - After change, clerk to transmit record.
Section 508.180 - Clerk to file and docket cause when transmitted.
Section 508.240 - Failure of clerk to transmit, or loss of record, proceedings.
Section 508.250 - Jurisdiction of court in cases removed.
Section 508.300 - Change of venue from other counties.
Section 508.310 - Further causes for change of venue.
Section 508.320 - Change of venue from district No. 2 of Marion County circuit court.
Section 508.330 - Change of venue to district No. 2 of Marion County circuit court.
Section 508.340 - Change of venue from Marion County when people are prejudiced.