A consent judgment is where all parties to a lawsuit agree to a judgment that the Court signs and executes. It is not a determination of rights. It is, instead, a recital of an agreement, and thus not ordinarily appealable. Rosemann v. Roto-Die Co., Inc., 947 S.W.2d 507, 510 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997). The only…
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Jurisdiction: Personal & Subject Matter
Jurisdiction is an issue really only attorneys, judges, and legislators seem to think about, even though it is of tremendous importance. What is it? Missouri Courts recognize two types of jurisdiction: (1) subject matter jurisdiction and (2) personal jurisdiction. Subject matter jurisdiction is reasonably straightforward. It refers to a category of cases a particular court is…