Shannon Robinson v. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Respondent; St. Louis County, Appellant…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Missouri vacated the circuit court’s judgment and remanded for the trial court to grant St. Louis and Jackson counties’ motion to intervene as a matter of right, to file their proposed answer, and to enter an amended judgment against DHSS. The Court held that the intervenors have appellate jurisdiction to appeal the denial of intervention and that the circuit court erred in rejecting the counties’ timely motion because the statutory and procedural requirements for intervention were satisfied.