482.300. Judges to maintain separate docket for small claims — court to be known as small claims court — assignment of cases. — 1. Each judge of the circuit court hearing and determining small claims cases shall maintain a separate "small claims" docket and shall set aside and specify such times as may be reasonable and necessary for hearing "small claims" including, if necessary and desirable, Saturdays and evenings.
2. When such judge is hearing small claims matters, the court shall be known as "small claims court".
3. Unless and until a case or cases filed under the small claims procedures herein provided are otherwise assigned by the presiding judge of the circuit or by local circuit court rule,
(1) In counties where there is only one resident associate circuit judge, such cases shall be filed with the clerk serving such judge and thereafter heard by him;
(2) In counties where there is more than one resident associate circuit judge, such cases shall be heard by such associate circuit judge or judges as may be provided by local circuit court rule, or in the absence of such rule, as may be appointed by the presiding judge of the circuit, and such cases shall be filed with the clerks serving such associate judges as are so designated, unless a centralized filing system for such cases be provided by local court rule.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
8
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2021 · leading case:
Heidbrink v. Swope, 170 S.W.3d 13 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005).
Heidbrink v. Swope, 170 S.W.3d 13 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005).
· cites it 5× “Such appeals shall be heard in small claims court as defined in section 482.300, RSMo, and the provisions of section 482.”
In re Marriage of Bruske, 656 S.W.2d 288 (Mo. Ct. App. 1983).
“amount claimed for killing or injuring the same; (3) All cases of misdemeanor or infraction, except as otherwise provided by law; (4) Felony cases prior to the filing of the information; (5) Municipal ordinance violation cases of a municipality with a population of under four…”
Jenish v. Weaver, 676 S.W.2d 526 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984).
“Jenish instituted this action in Small Claims Court pursuant to § 482.300 et seq. RSMo 1978. Denominated as defendants in the caption of the petition were Rodger C.”
Mesa v. Cesena, 121 S.W.3d 334 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003).
· cites it 2× “section 482.300, et seq. 5 . Mr. Mesa evidently confuses the procedural limitations contained in Chapter 517 with a restriction on the associate circuit judge’s jurisdiction to hear the case that he filed in the associate circuit division.”
Turner-Bey v. Hagenhoff, 413 S.W.3d 676 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013).
“]” Small claims cases are special statutory proceedings governed by sections 482.300 through 482.365, RSMo. These statutes do not authorize an appeal from a small claims judgment.”
George Fuller v. Cindy Griffith, 630 S.W.3d 911 (Mo. Ct. App. 2021).
· cites it 2× “Small claims cases, such as Fuller’s, are “special statutory proceedings governed by section 482.300 through 482.365, RSMo.” Id.”
Bullington v. Moats, 694 S.W.2d 897 (Mo. Ct. App. 1985).
“Plaintiff filed suit in the small claims court (§ 482.300 et seq., V.A.M.S.) asking $1,000 in damages from defendant because defendant allegedly damaged plaintiff’s car (1) when defendant, in repainting it, caused “multiple defects in said paint job” and (2) when the windshield…”
State v. Givance, 711 S.W.2d 941 (Mo. Ct. App. 1986).
“unt claimed for killing or injuring the same; (3) All cases of misdemeanor or infraction, except as otherwise provided by law; *945 (4)Felony cases prior to the filing of the information; (5) Municipal ordinance violation cases of a municipality with a population of under four…”
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