Buyer Beware

I am mindful of the fact that there are lawyers who read this blog. This is for them.

Be careful of the new Missouri Supreme Court Publications site. I was sitting here this morning, at home, preparing for trial and realized that I needed a copy of my MAI-CR. It didn't make much sense to drive the 35 miles from the house out of the office, pick up the books and then drive 35 miles back when I could just go to the Missouri Supreme Court Publications site and buy the full set of MAI-CR online.

That way, I could always have the most current version at my fingertips.

I was given a number of options. I could pay by credit card or have them send me an e-mail invoice. I considered paying by credit card. The payment page warns that there will be a “credit card user fee” or some such thing if I chose to pay by credit card.

It seemed cleaner, from a bookkeeping standpoint, to have an invoice and simply write a check to Supreme Court Publications. So I chose to have them e-mail me an invoice. That having been done I went back to the page to log on to the MAI-CR end to get to work.

Well, it doesn't work that way. I subsequently, yes after I placed the order, got an e-mail saying that I wouldn't be able to use the service until the invoice was paid in full! Well great. This trial will be over by the time the check gets to Jefferson City.

Want something instantly? Apparently it isn't going to happen on the Missouri Supreme Court Publications website.

Got to go. Have to drive out to the office.