{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"the-honorable-kelly-parker","displayName":"THE HONORABLE KELLY PARKER","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36416:2020-12-03","opinionId":"f4d3452f-17d9-5194-9271-5b90ff00773f","slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-john-l-messex-relator-v-the-honorable-kelly-park-d36416","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, EX REL. JOHN L. MESSEX, Relator\nv.\nTHE HONORABLE KELLY PARKER, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD36416","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-12-03","year":2020,"display_summary":"John Messex filed a negligence action against the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission (MHTC) and requested arbitration under § 226.095, RSMo, also asking the trial court to stay the lawsuit. The trial court granted arbitration but denied the stay. Messex then sought a writ of prohibition from the appellate court. The appellate court issued a permanent writ of prohibition, holding that the unambiguous language of the governing statutes required the trial court to stay the lawsuit once arbitration was requested.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","other","negligence"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=170133","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-ex-rel-john-l-messex-relator-v-the-honorable-kelly-park-d36416","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: negligence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"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":"respondent"}]}