Missouri Statutes
§ 534.200 — Proof required of complainant.
Missouri § 534.200
JurisdictionMissouri
Title XXXVISTATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS
Ch. 534Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 534.200 (2026).
Text
The complainant shall not be compelled to make further proof of the forcible entry or detainer than that he was lawfully possessed of the premises, and that the defendant unlawfully entered into and detained or unlawfully detained the same.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 2844, A.L. 1945 p. 1089)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2458; 1919 § 3006; 1909 § 7668
Nearby Sections
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§ 534.010
What entries deemed lawful.§ 534.020
Forcible entry and detainer defined.§ 534.080
Form of summons.§ 534.100
Return of officer.§ 534.120
Failure to prosecute, nonsuit.§ 534.130
Failure of defendant to appear.§ 534.140
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