Missouri Statutes
§ 509.240 — Execution of written instrument deemed confessed, when.
Missouri § 509.240
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 509.240 (2026).
Text
When any claim or counterclaim shall be founded upon any written instrument and the same shall be set up at length in the pleading or a copy attached thereto as an exhibit, the execution of such instrument shall be deemed confessed unless the party charged to have executed the same shall specifically deny the execution thereof.
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Legislative History
(L. 1943 p. 353 § 56)
Nearby Sections
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§ 509.060
Joinder of claims.§ 509.080
Defenses — form of denials.§ 509.090
Affirmative defenses.§ 509.100
Failure to deny, effect.§ 509.120
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Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 509.240, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/509/509.240.