In Missouri ex rel. Wear v. Springfield Gas & Electric Co., which entity is the defendant?

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In Missouri ex rel. Wear v. Springfield Gas & Electric Co., which entity is the defendant?

In case captions, the party after the “v.” is the defendant. When you see a title like Missouri ex rel. Wear v. Springfield Gas & Electric Co., the “ex rel.” form shows a private relator bringing a matter on behalf of the state (Wear bringing the case for Missouri’s interest). The defendant is the entity named after the “v.”, here Springfield Gas & Electric Co. The other names are the relator or unrelated parties, not the defendant in this caption.

In case captions, the party after the “v.” is the defendant. When you see a title like Missouri ex rel. Wear v. Springfield Gas & Electric Co., the “ex rel.” form shows a private relator bringing a matter on behalf of the state (Wear bringing the case for Missouri’s interest). The defendant is the entity named after the “v.”, here Springfield Gas & Electric Co. The other names are the relator or unrelated parties, not the defendant in this caption.

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