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Section 508.090 Judge disqualified — change of venue granted, when.

MO Rev Stat § 508.090 (2019) (N/A)
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Effective 28 Aug 1957

508.090. Judge disqualified — change of venue granted, when. — 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;

­­but in no case shall more than one change be granted either party.

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(RSMo 1939 § 1058, A.L. 1957 p. 294)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 907; 1919 § 1357; 1909 § 1927

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