have a meritorious claim under a different procedure, such action shall be without prejudice. BOOKER T. SHAW, P.J., and PATRICIA L. COHEN, J„ Concur. 1 . All statutory references are to RSMo 2000. 2 . Treasurer did not challenge the Commission’s award of interest in her appeal. 3 . Contrary to Employee's argument, this does not leave him without a remedy. Although the parties have not briefed and we do not decide the issue here, we note that the preferred means to collect money clearly owed by the state is mandamus. Mandamus will issue against the state, in a proper case, to compel a claim against the state to be examined and audited, and to investigate the validity of the claim. 52 Am.Jur.2d Mandamus Section 156 (1974). See State ex. rel. Hufft v. Knight, 121 S.W.2d 762 (Mo.App.1938) (<HOLDING>); State ex rel. R. Newton McDowell, Inc. v.
holding that an execution may not run against the property of a political subdivision of the state and thus the only procedure available to a judgment creditor is the issuance of a writ of mandamus recognizing that the issuance of a writ of mandamus is itself generally a matter of discretion holding that to grant a writ of mandamus a court in the exercise of its discretion must be satisfied that the writ is appropriate under the circumstances holding that a writ of execution under new jersey law is not an action against the consumer holding that common pleas erred in setting aside the writ of execution on the basis that the union erroneously filed a writ of execution instead of filing a writ of mandamus