Case Name: Paul Michael MORGAN, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. DIRECTOR OF REVENUE, STATE OF MISSOURI, Defendant/Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 1996-05-21
Citations: 922 S.W.2d 441
Docket Number: No. 68963
Parties: Paul Michael MORGAN, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. DIRECTOR OF REVENUE, STATE OF MISSOURI, Defendant/Appellant.
Judges: Before REINHARD, P.J., and KAROHL and GRIMM, JJ.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 922
Pages: 441–441

Head Matter:
Paul Michael MORGAN, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. DIRECTOR OF REVENUE, STATE OF MISSOURI, Defendant/Appellant.
No. 68963.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division One.
May 21, 1996.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., James A. Chenault, III, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Mo. Dept, of Revenue, Jefferson City, for appellant.
Philip T. Ayers, Hazelwood, for respondent.
Before REINHARD, P.J., and KAROHL and GRIMM, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Paul Michael Morgan's driver's license was suspended by the Director of Revenue pursuant to § 302.500, RSMo 1994. Following an administrative hearing, he filed a petition for review in circuit court.
The circuit court administratively assigned the petition to a traffic commissioner "for hearing, findings and recommendations." The traffic commissioner found that Morgan's driving privileges should be reinstated. The Director appeals.
Director contends the holding in State ex rel. Coyle v. O'Toole, 914 S.W.2d 871 (Mo.App.E.D.1996) is controlling. Morgan's counsel agrees, writing that director "is clearly correct."
We remand to the circuit court for an associate circuit court judge or a circuit court judge to conduct a hearing.