Missouri Laws 321.080 – Jurisdiction of proceedings — judge owning property not disqualified
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 321.080
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
The circuit court in and for the county in which the petition for the organization of a district has been filed shall thereafter for all purposes of this chapter, except as otherwise provided, maintain and have original and exclusive jurisdiction over all matters connected with or affected by said district. No judge of the circuit court wherein such petition is filed shall be disqualified to perform any duty imposed by this chapter by reason of ownership of property within the proposed district.