Mo. Rev. Stat. § 517.081: Case certified to presiding judge of circuit, when.

A case shall be certified for assignment by the presiding judge of the circuit or in accordance with local rules when:

(1) A party files a petition, a counterclaim, cross claim or third-party petition that independently exceeds the jurisdiction of cases triable under this chapter; or

(2) Consolidation of cases appears proper, and such consolidation would result in a claim exceeding the jurisdictional limit of the division.