Missouri Constitution

Article V
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Section 9

August 28, 2011



Transfer of causes to supreme court en banc.

Section 9. A cause in the supreme court shall be transferred to the court en banc when the members of a division are equally divided in opinion, or when the division shall so order, or on application of the losing party when a member of the division dissents from the opinion therein, or pursuant to supreme court rule.

Source: Const. of 1875, Amdt. of 1890, § 4.

(Amended August 3, 1976)

(1963) Appeal from action on collective bargaining agreement by employees for dismissal pay wherein court was allegedly required to apply federal substantive law did not involve a federal question within the meaning of constitutional provision. Irwin v. Globe- Democrat Publishing Co. (Mo.), 368 S.W.2d 452; Allen v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Co. (Mo.), 368 S.W.2d 460.


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