478.450. To make rules for numbering, assignment and transfer of cases. - Missouri Statutes

To make rules for numbering, assignment and transfer of cases.

478.450. The judges of that circuit court, or a majority ofthem, are hereby empowered to frame and enter of record in thecourt rules for the numbering or classification of all the casesnow pending or hereafter brought therein for the properdistribution of cases for trial and disposition among thedivisions of the court and for the transfer of cases to and fromeach division, and may designate the division or divisions of thecourt to which classes of cases may be assigned for trial ordisposition, which rules may in like manner be changed from timeto time as may be found necessary or expeditious. Such judges,or a majority of them, may in like manner from time to time makesuch rules for the court as may be agreeable to the usage andprinciples of law.

(RSMo 1939 § 2321, A. 1949 S.B. 1140, A.L. 1953 p. 398, A.L. 1958 2d Ex. Sess. p. 166, Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1978 S.B. 632)

Prior revision: 1929 § 4623

Effective 1-1-79

*This section was also repealed by L. 1978 H.B. 1634. Because of different effective dates, this section apparently is still in effect.