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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.060 (2026)

Territorial jurisdiction of the southern district court of appeals

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  477.060.  Territorial jurisdiction of the southern district court of appeals. — The jurisdiction of the southern district of the court of appeals shall be coextensive with the counties of Barry, Barton, Butler, Camden, Cedar, Carter, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Hickory, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Ozark, Oregon, Polk, Pulaski, Phelps, Ripley, St. Clair, Shannon, Stone, Texas, Taney, Webster, Wright, Dent, Crawford, Maries, Reynolds, Iron, Wayne, Bollinger, Scott, Stoddard, Dunklin, Pemiscot, New Madrid and Mississippi.

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(RSMo 1939 § 2071, A.L. 1973 S.B. 263, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1907; 1919 § 2411; 1909 § 3926

Effective 1-02-79

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1971–2022 · leading case: State v. Umfleet, 538 S.W.2d 55 (Mo. Ct. App. 1976).
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State v. Umfleet, 538 S.W.2d 55 (Mo. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 3× “Section 477.060, RSMo 1969, reenacted Laws of Mo.”
Rail Switching Servs., Inc. v. Marquis-Missouri Terminal, LLC, 533 S.W.3d 245 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Section 477.060. . Initially, RSSI filed suit in Pemiscot County.”
State Ex Rel. Stewart v. McGuire, 838 S.W.2d 516 (Mo. Ct. App. 1992). “Respondent shall discharge such duty within a reasonable time, considering (a) the other cases awaiting hearing and determination by him, and (b) such opportunity, if any, as the parties in the underlying case need to complete discovery and prepare to proceed.”
Hampton v. Gilmore, 511 S.W.2d 442 (Mo. Ct. App. 1974). “§ 477.060, Laws 1973, p.-, S.B.No.263, § 1.”
Taillon v. Taillon, 939 S.W.2d 570 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “Instead, it merely states facts showing that the case arose within our territorial jurisdiction pursuant to § 477.060, RSMo 1994. Rule 84.04(c) requires that the statement of facts be a “fair and concise statement of the facts relevant to the questions presented for…”
Haynes v. Dixon, 91 S.W.3d 210 (Mo. Ct. App. 2002). “§ 477.060. The appeal from the employer determination, “E-116-01,” was transferred to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, pursuant to RSMo.”
State ex rel. Koster v. Fitzsimmons, 425 S.W.3d 166 (Mo. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “See § 477.060 RSMo (2000). . All references to rules are to Missouri Court Rules (2013).”
State ex rel. Netco, Inc. v. Judah, 58 S.W.3d 78 (Mo. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “”) (emphasis added); § 477.060 RSMo 2000 (“The jurisdiction of the southern district of the court of appeals shall be coextensive with the counties of .”
State v. Russo, 463 S.W.2d 832 (Mo. 1971). “RSMo 1969, § 477.060, V.A.M.S. STOCKARD, C., concurs.”
STATE OF MISSOURI ex rel. ERIC SCHMITT, Relator v. THE HONORABLE THOMAS PYLE, Cedar Cnty. Associate Circuit Judge (Mo. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Section 477.060. A writ of prohibition may issue to: (1) “prevent the usurpation of judicial power when a lower court lacks authority or jurisdiction;” (2) “remedy an excess of authority, jurisdiction or abuse of discretion where the lower court lacks the power to act as…”
State of Missouri Ex Rel. Chris Koster, Relator v. The Honorable Mark Fitzsimmons, Associate Circuit Judge of Greene Cnty., & Steve Helms, Circuit Clerk, Greene Cnty. Circuit Court (Mo. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “See § 477.060 RSMo (2000). 5 rested on one or more of the grounds asserted in Bowen’s petition for writ of habeas corpus.”
RICHARD SCOTT MERCER, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent. (Mo. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See section 477.060 (Dent County is within territorial jurisdiction of the southern district of court of appeals).”
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