Missouri Court of Appeals to hear cases at SEMO

The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, will convene to hear five cases at Southeast Missouri State University on April 30.

"The Eastern District comprises large areas outside of St. Louis, and by traveling to all parts of the district, citizens of our state have an opportunity to observe a part of the judicial process that they normally do not see." said Chief Judge Kurt Odenwald in a news release Monday.

Fourteen judges serve the Eastern District, the state's largest appellate court, which handles approximately half of the intermediate appellate cases in Missouri. A panel of three judges hears arguments from attorneys in trial appeals from 24 counties and the City of St. Louis. The panel is responsible for determining whether the trial court made any errors which would require that a case be retried or that a judgment be reversed.

When the court visits Southeast, Judges Sherri Sullivan, Gary Gaertner, Jr. and Robert M. Clayton III will hear three cases originating from St. Francois County Circuit Court, one from Ste. Genevieve County Circuit Court and one from Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court. The Cape Girardeau County case concerns a real estate matter filed by John Heuer on behalf of the estate of Ivan Heuer against JJP Investments, LLC of Cape Girardeau and the city of Cape Girardeau.

Sessions will be held at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. in Glenn Auditorium of Dempster Hall and are open to the public. After court, the judges will participate in a question-and-answer session with audience members.

Pertinent address:

One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO