Missouri Statutes

§ 494.490 — Number of jurors — three-fourths or more jurors to return verdict in civil cases — how verdict is signed.

Missouri·Title XXXIV JURIES·Ch. 494 General Provisions as to Juries
In all trials of civil actions before a circuit judge, or an associate circuit judge sitting as a circuit judge, a jury shall consist of twelve persons selected pursuant to sections 494.400 to 494.505 , unless all parties agree on a lesser number, but not less than eight, in which case the number of veniremen shall be reduced accordingly.  Three-fourths or more jurors may return a lawful verdict.  All verdicts shall be signed by each juror who agrees to the verdict.

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Legislative History

(L. 1989 S.B. 127, et al., A.L. 1996 S.B. 869)

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