Missouri Statutes
§ 490.400 — Sheriff's deed in tax sale, evidence of what.
Missouri § 490.400
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 490.400 (2026).
Text
All deeds heretofore executed, or that may hereafter be executed, by any sheriff to a purchaser of land sold for delinquent and back taxes, shall be prima facie evidence that the persons named therein as defendants in the suit to enforce the lien of the state of Missouri for the delinquent and back taxes, were the absolute owners of the land conveyed, at the time of the institution of the action.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 1879)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1715; 1919 § 5402; 1909 § 6346
Sheriff's deeds when recorded, or record thereof, evidence, 513.290
Nearby Sections
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§ 490.010
Printed statute books, evidence.§ 490.040
Books containing acts of Congress.§ 490.070
Short title.§ 490.080
Judicial notice to be taken.§ 490.090
Court may inform itself of laws.§ 490.100
Determination of laws.§ 490.110
Presentation of laws to trial court.§ 490.120
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Missouri § 490.400, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/490/490.400.