Effective 28 Aug 1939
524.080. What plaintiff must show to recover. — To entitle the plaintiff to recover, it shall be sufficient for him to show that, at the time of the commencement of the action, the defendant was in possession of the premises claimed, and that the plaintiff had such right to the possession thereof as is declared by this chapter to be sufficient to maintain the action.
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(RSMo 1939 § 1536)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1372; 1919 § 1822; 1909 § 2389