GAINES v. GRIMM

No. 60073.

555 S.W.2d 11 (1977)

Hiram GAINES, Presiding Judge, et al., County Judges, County Court, Bollinger County, Plaintiffs-Petitioners, v. Honorable Stanley A. GRIMM and Honorable A. J. Seier, Circuit Judges, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied September 12, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert C. Lowes, Jackson, for plaintiffs-petitioners.

Jack L. Oliver, Cape Girardeau, for defendants-respondents.

Shulamith Simon, St. Louis, for amicus curiae.


DONNELLY, Judge.

On February 10, 1977, the Circuit Judges of the 32nd Judicial Circuit issued an order directed to the County Court Judges of Bollinger County authorizing the Sheriff of Bollinger County to appoint five full-time deputy sheriffs and one part-time deputy sheriff and setting their salaries.

On February 28, 1977, the County Court Judges met in regular session and rejected the directions of the Circuit Judges.

On March 1, 1977, the Circuit...

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