Missouri § 492.420 Depositions may be taken to perpetuate testimony, when.

Missouri Statutes

§ 492.420 — Depositions may be taken to perpetuate testimony, when.

Missouri § 492.420

Title XXXIIIEVIDENCE AND LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

Ch. 492Oaths and Affirmations, Depositions and Perpetuation of Testimony

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 492.420 (2026).

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Depositions of witnesses to perpetuate testimony may be taken, whether the person desiring the taking of the same is a party, or expects to be a party, to a suit pending or about to be commenced or not, in any court of this state, and the object is to perpetuate the contents of any lost deed or other instrument of writing, or the remembrance of any fact, matter or thing necessary to the recovery, security or defense of any estate or property, real or personal, or any interest therein, or any other personal right.

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Depositions of witnesses to perpetuate testimony may be taken, whether the person desiring the taking of the same is a party, or expects to be a party, to a suit pending or about to be commenced or not, in any court of this state, and the object is to perpetuate the contents of any lost deed or other instrument of writing, or the remembrance of any fact, matter or thing necessary to the recovery, security or defense of any estate or property, real or personal, or any interest therein, or any other personal right.