State ex rel. Country Mutual Insurance Company, Relator v. the Honorable Brian H. May

Summary

The Supreme Court of Missouri held that a timely filed application for change of judge under Rule 51.05 strips the trial court of authority to act on any other matters, so the respondent judge lacked authority to deny the application or to quash the insurer’s deposition notice. Accordingly, the court vacated those orders and sustained the insurer’s change‑of‑judge application.