Mo. Rev. Stat. § 386.530

Priority over other civil cases in court actions granted

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386.530. Priority over other civil cases in court actions granted. — All actions or proceedings under this or any other chapter, and all actions and proceedings commenced or prosecuted by order of the commission, and all actions and proceedings to which the commission, the public counsel or the state may be parties, and in which any question arises under this or any other chapter, or under or concerning any order or decision or action of the commission, shall be preferred over all other civil causes except election contests in all the appellate courts of the state of Missouri, and shall be heard and determined in preference to all other civil business pending therein except election contests, irrespective of position on the calendar. The same preference shall be granted upon application of the public counsel or the commission counsel in any action or proceeding in which either or both may be allowed to intervene.

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(RSMo 1939 § 5692, A.L. 1977 H.B. 42 & 157, A.L. 2011 S.B. 48)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 5236; 1919 § 10524

Effective 7-01-11

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1975–2005 · leading case: State Ex Rel. City of Joplin v. Public Service Commission

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State Ex Rel. City of Joplin v. Public Service Commission (2005) moctapp · cites it 2× “Court challenges to Commission decisions, although given priority over other civil cases under section 386.530, still take a considerable amount of time, particularly where lengthy writ and appeal processes are involved.”

State Ex Rel. Toedebusch Transfer, Inc. v. Public Service Commission (1975) mo “The expense of appealing 51 cases, instead of one consolidated case, as well as the impact of this number of appeals upon the docket of the court to which appeal is directed and their impact and effect upon other litigants in that court who would be delayed because of high…”

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