{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"state-ex-rel-country-mutual-insurance-company-relator","displayName":"State ex rel. COUNTRY Mutual Insurance Company, Relator","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc98650:2021-04-06","opinionId":"6f5e62bf-a32b-5b23-83cd-d4267d1ab6ce","slug":"state-ex-rel-country-mutual-insurance-company-relator-v-the-honorable-bri-c98650","caseName":"State ex rel. COUNTRY Mutual Insurance Company, Relator, vs. The Honorable Brian H. May, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC98650","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2021-04-06","year":2021,"display_summary":"Country Mutual Insurance Co. (Relator) petitioned for a writ of prohibition against Judge Brian H. May (Respondent) after its timely application for a change of judge was denied. Relator, an intervenor in a wrongful death suit, argued that upon filing its application, Respondent lost authority to take any further action in the case. The Missouri Supreme Court agreed, making the preliminary writ of prohibition permanent, directing Respondent to vacate his orders and sustain the application for a change of judge.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","insurance","wrongful-death"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=176498","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-ex-rel-country-mutual-insurance-company-relator-v-the-honorable-bri-c98650","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"insurance-bad-faith","label":"Insurance Bad Faith","href":"/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: insurance","topic: insurance"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith"},{"slug":"wrongful-death","label":"Wrongful Death","href":"/practice-areas/wrongful-death","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: wrongful-death"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/wrongful-death"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}