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MO Rev Stat § 507.170 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 507 - Parties|Section 507.170 - Petition and appointment filed before further proceedings.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   507.170. Petition and appointment filed before further proceedings. — The petition for the appointment of a next friend, the written consent of the person proposed to be next friend, and the order of appointment, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court where the suit is proposed to be brought, before any proceedings shall be had in the cause. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 865)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 714; 1919 § 1171; 1909 § 1745
MO Rev Stat § 507.180 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 507 - Parties|Section 507.180 - Guardian, conservator and next friend liable for costs.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   507.180. Guardian, conservator and next friend liable for costs. — The guardian, conservator, or next friend of any infant who commences or prosecutes a suit shall be responsible for the costs thereof, unless such infant be permitted by the court to sue as a poor person, as provided by law. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 866, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 715; 1919 § 1172; 1909 § 1746
MO Rev Stat § 507.182 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 507 - Parties|Section 507.182 - Next friend, conservator, or guardian may employ attorney and incur expenses.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   507.182. Next friend, conservator, or guardian may employ attorney and incur expenses. — The next friend, guardian ad litem or guardian or conservator shall have authority without an order of court to contract for and employ an attorney upon a reasonable fee, including one contingent upon the outcome of such action or claim, and to incur reasonable expenses in the preparation and prosecution of such action or claim, but any such fee and expenses shall be subject to the approval of the court, but if approved by the court shall be payable out of any money or property recovered or obtained in the prosecution or settlement of such action, claim or any judgment thereon. ­­-------- (L. 1959 H.B. 537 § 507.181, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
MO Rev Stat § 507.184 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 507 - Parties|Section 507.184 - Powers of next friend, GAL, conservator or guardian on trial and settlement — court approval — settlement of claims permitted.

Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories   507.184. Powers of next friend, GAL, conservator or guardian on trial and settlement — court approval — settlement of claims permitted. — 1. The next friend, guardian ad litem or guardian or conservator shall have the power and authority, subject to the approval of the court, to waive a jury and submit all issues in such action or proposed settlement to the court for determination.  2. The next friend, guardian ad litem or guardian or conservator shall have the power and authority to contract on behalf of the minor for a settlement of the minor's claim, action or judgment, provided that such contract and settlement shall not be effective until approved by the court. The next friend, guardian ad litem and guardian or conservator shall also have the power and authority to execute and sign a release or satisfaction and discharge of a judgment which shall be binding upon the minor, provided the court orders the execution of such release or satisfaction and discharge of judgment.  3. The court shall have the power and authority to hear evidence on and either approve or disapprove a proposed contract to settle an action or claim of a minor, to authorize and order the next friend, guardian ad litem or guardian or conservator to execute and sign a release or satisfaction and discharge of judgment, and shall also have the power and authority to approve a fee contract between the next friend, guardian ad litem or guardian or conservator and an attorney and to order him to pay an attorney fee and to pay the expenses which have been reasonably incurred in connection with the preparation and prosecution of the action or claim and including the cost of any bonds required herein.  4. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the settlement of claims pursuant to section 436.700 or as requiring court approval of settlements pursuant to section 436.700. ­­-------- (L. 1959 H.B. 537 §§ 507.182, 507.183, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45, A.L. 2021 H.B. 604)  (1973) Judicial settlement of claim against tort-feasors does not release contractual liability of insuror to pay medical expenses to minor not a party to insurance contract. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. v. Bailey (A.), 497 S.W.2d 816. (1979) Statute is to be construed to mean persons who have not attained age of 18 years. Holoman v. Harris (A.), 585 S.W.2d 530. (1981) Judgment entered under provisions of statute for the purpose of effecting a settlement of a minor's cause of action does not bar subsequent suit against persons who were not parties to the action. Arthur v. Evangelical Deaconess Society, etc. (A.), 615 S.W.2d 438.
MO Rev Stat § 507.186 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 507 - Parties|Section 507.186 - Substitution of conservator for next friend or guardian ad litem — effect of contracts.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   507.186. Substitution of conservator for next friend or guardian ad litem — effect of contracts. — 1. At any time during the preparation or prosecution of such action or claim, before or after judgment or appeal, the minor's duly appointed conservator may be substituted for the next friend or guardian ad litem. The substitution may be made by the court or the clerk thereof upon an ex parte showing of the appointment and qualification of the conservator. In the event of such substitution, the court shall, upon payment or transfer of all of the minor's money or property in his hands to the conservator and filing a receipt for the same with a certified copy of the conservator's letters attached to it, and acceptance of the receipt by the court or clerk thereof as authentic, discharge the next friend or guardian ad litem from all of his obligations and duties as such.  2. In the event the minor's conservator has been substituted for the next friend or guardian ad litem and the attorney fees and expenses have not, at the time of the substitution, been paid, the conservator shall be bound by the attorney fee contract and shall be obligated to pay the attorney fees and expenses to the same extent as the next friend or guardian ad litem would have been obligated to pay them had he not been discharged, provided the attorney fees and expenses are approved by the court. ­­-------- (L. 1959 H.B. 537 § 507.185, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
MO Rev Stat § 507.188 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 507 - Parties|Section 507.188 - Disposition of proceeds of claim — discharge of next friend or guardian ad litem.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   507.188. Disposition of proceeds of claim — discharge of next friend or guardian ad litem. — 1. If, after paying the attorney fee and the expenses, the next friend or guardian ad litem has in his hands money or property of the minor in an amount equal to or less than ten thousand dollars, then the court may, if in its discretion it finds it to be to the best interests of the minor to do so, order the next friend or guardian ad litem to pay, deposit, or deliver all or any part of such money or property in accordance with one of the alternatives prescribed by subsection 1 of section 475.330. The provisions of chapters 473 and 475 shall apply to any such payment, deposit, or delivery. In the event of such order and payment, deposit, or delivery, the next friend or guardian ad litem shall file with the court or the clerk thereof a receipt from the person to whom the payment, deposit, or delivery was made evidencing such payment, deposit, or delivery. After such receipt has been filed and accepted by the court or clerk thereof as authentic, then the court or clerk thereof may order the next friend or guardian ad litem discharged and released from all of his duties and obligations and from his bond. In the event such payment or delivery is to the minor, then the minor's signature upon the receipt shall be unavoidable, irrevocable and forever binding upon the minor.  2. If, after paying the attorney fee and the expenses, the next friend or guardian ad litem has in his hands money or property of the minor in an amount in excess of ten thousand dollars, then the court shall order the next friend or guardian ad litem to pay or transfer such money or property to a duly appointed and qualified conservator of the minor. Upon such payment or transfer, the next friend or guardian ad litem shall file with the court or the clerk thereof a receipt from such conservator to whom such payment or transfer was made, evidencing such payment, with a certified copy of such conservator's letters attached to such receipt. After such receipt has been filed and accepted by the court as authentic, then the court shall order the next friend or guardian ad litem discharged and released from all of his duties and obligations and from his bond. ­­-------- (L. 1959 H.B. 537 § 507.187, A.L. 1977 S.B. 142 & 433, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45, A.L. 1984 S.B. 424, A.L. 1985 S.B. 35, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 507.190 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 507 - Parties|Section 507.190 - Suits against infants not to proceed without guardian ad litem.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   507.190. Suits against infants not to proceed without guardian ad litem. — After the commencement of a suit against an infant defendant, and the service of process upon him, the suit shall not be prosecuted any further until a guardian ad litem for such infant be appointed. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 867, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 716; 1919 § 1173; 1909 § 1747
MO Rev Stat § 507.200 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 507 - Parties|Section 507.200 - Appointment of guardian ad litem.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   507.200. Appointment of guardian ad litem. — The appointment of a guardian ad litem shall be made by the court in which the suit is pending, or by the judge thereof in vacation, upon the written request of the infant defendant, if of the age of fourteen years or more, or, if such infant be under said age, on the written request of a relative or friend of the infant, and on the written consent of any competent person proposed as guardian ad litem, and such request and consent shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court before any answer by such infant shall be filed. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 868, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 717; 1919 § 1174; 1909 § 1748
MO Rev Stat § 507.210 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 507 - Parties|Section 507.210 - Appointment of guardian ad litem, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   507.210. Appointment of guardian ad litem, when. — If such infant defendant neglects, for one day after the expiration of the time within which the infant defendant is summoned to appear to the suit, to procure the appointment of a guardian ad litem to defend the suit, the court shall appoint some competent person to be guardian ad litem for such infant in the defense of such suit. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 869, A.L. 1949 H.B. 2117, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 718; 1919 § 1175; 1909 § 1749
MO Rev Stat § 507.220 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 507 - Parties|Section 507.220 - Guardian ad litem, liable only for costs in case of misconduct.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   507.220. Guardian ad litem, liable only for costs in case of misconduct. — No person appointed guardian ad litem for an infant, for the purpose of defending a suit against such infant, shall be liable for the costs of such suit, unless specially charged by the order of the court for some personal misconduct in such cause. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 870, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 719; 1919 § 1176; 1909 § 1750
MO Rev Stat § 507.230 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 507 - Parties|Section 507.230 - Who made defendants in suit against city.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   507.230. Who made defendants in suit against city. — 1. Whenever a city of over one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants shall be sued in any court in this state and the cause of action on account of which said city is sued shall arise from the wrongful or unauthorized acts or carelessness and negligence of any person or corporation subject to service in this state, and such wrongful or unauthorized acts or carelessness and negligence shall also make such person or corporation liable to an action by the plaintiff on the same account as such city is sued for, such city may, within fifteen days after the first day of the next term of court after the service of the writ of summons, file a motion, in writing, in said case, notifying the plaintiff therein to make such person or corporation a party defendant in said suit in accordance with the facts constituting the liability of such person or corporation, which facts said city shall set forth in said notice, and shall verify the same by affidavit.  2. The plaintiff in said suit shall then proceed to join such person or corporation as a party defendant in said suit, in accordance with the facts set forth in said notice, and such suit shall not be prosecuted against said city until such person or corporation is made a codefendant with such city; provided, however, that in case the facts set forth in said notice do not make such person or corporation named therein liable to an action on the same account as such city is sued for in such case, said plaintiff may file a motion to strike out said notice, and if said motion shall be sustained by the court, then the plaintiff in such case may proceed against defendant city alone, as if said notice had not been filed; and provided further, that if the plaintiff shall make such person or corporation as may be named in said notice a party defendant in said suit and shall have caused summons to be issued for such person or corporation, and such person or corporation cannot be served with process by the officer to whom such writ is directed, then the plaintiff in such case may proceed against the city alone. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7687)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7539; 1919 § 8949; 1909 § 9801
MO Rev Stat § 508.011 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 508 - Venue and Change of Venue|Section 508.011 - Change of venue, state statute prevails if in conflict with supreme court rules.

Effective - 28 Aug 2005   508.011. Change of venue, state statute prevails if in conflict with supreme court rules. — To the extent that rule 51.03 of the Missouri rules of civil procedure contradicts any provision of this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail regarding any tort claim. ­­-------- (L. 2005 H.B. 393)  CROSS REFERENCE:  Applicability of statute changes to cases filed after August 28, 2005, 538.305
MO Rev Stat § 508.012 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 508 - Venue and Change of Venue|Section 508.012 - Transfer of case based on addition, removal or severance of a plaintiff or defendant prior to commencement of trial.

Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories   508.012. Transfer of case based on addition, removal or severance of a plaintiff or defendant prior to commencement of trial. — At any time prior to the commencement of a trial, if a plaintiff or defendant, including a third-party plaintiff or defendant, is either added to, removed, or severed from a petition filed in any court in the state of Missouri which would have, if originally added to, removed, or severed from the initial petition, altered the determination of venue under section 508.010, then the judge shall upon application of any party transfer the case to a proper forum. ­­-------- (L. 2005 H.B. 393 § 3, A.L. 2019 S.B. 7)  CROSS REFERENCE:  Applicability of statute changes to cases filed after August 28, 2005, 538.305
MO Rev Stat § 508.013 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 508 - Venue and Change of Venue|Section 508.013 - Venue for actions filed after or pending as of February 13, 2019.

Effective - 28 Aug 2019   508.013. Venue for actions filed after or pending as of February 13, 2019. — 1. The provisions of sections 507.040, 507.050, 508.010, 508.012, and 537.762 shall apply to any action filed after February 13, 2019. A plaintiff who is a resident of Missouri and who has a case that:  (1) Is pending in a court in this state as of February 13, 2019;  (2) Has proper jurisdiction in this state; and  (3) Has or had been set at any time prior to February 13, 2019, for a trial date beginning on or before August 28, 2019, ­­may continue to trial in the venue as filed.  2. For actions pending as of February 13, 2019, a plaintiff whose claim has been found to have no county in Missouri in which venue exists may proceed in such venue in Missouri where such claim was dismissed without prejudice only when the court finds that the claim:  (1) Was filed in the Missouri court within the statute of limitations applicable to the claim;  (2) Has no proper venue in the state of Missouri; and  (3) Cannot be maintained, as of August 28, 2019, in any state where the claim may be brought because of applicable statutes of limitations and lack of a savings statute or similar law. ­­-------- (L. 2019 S.B. 7 §§1,2)
MO Rev Stat § 508.020 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 508 - Venue and Change of Venue|Section 508.020 - Suits by attachment or replevin, where commenced.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   508.020. Suits by attachment or replevin, where commenced. — Suits commenced by attachment against the property of a person, or in replevin or claim and delivery of personal property, where the specific property is sought to be recovered, shall be brought in the county in which such property may be found; and in all cases where the defendant in actions in replevin or claim and delivery of personal property is a nonresident of the county in which the suit is brought, service shall be made on him as under like circumstances in suits by attachment. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 872)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 721; 1919 § 1178; 1909 § 1752
MO Rev Stat § 508.030 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 508 - Venue and Change of Venue|Section 508.030 - Actions for real estate, where commenced.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   508.030. Actions for real estate, where commenced. — Suits for the possession of real estate, or whereby the title thereto may be affected, or for the enforcement of the lien of any special tax bill thereon, shall be brought in the county where such real estate, or some part thereof, is situated. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 873)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 722; 1919 § 1179; 1909 § 1753  (1975) In either, a suit for specific performance or a suit on a contract incidentally requiring a delivery of a deed, concerning land in Camden County, venue is in Camden County and Jackson County circuit court was without jurisdiction. State ex rel. Uskali v. Snodgrass (A.), 524 S.W.2d 888. (1977) Venue for actions which affect title to real estate cannot be waived. Gorman v. State Highway Commission (A.), 552 S.W.2d 335.
MO Rev Stat § 508.050 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 508 - Venue and Change of Venue|Section 508.050 - Suits against municipal corporations, where commenced.

Effective - 28 Aug 2012   508.050. Suits against municipal corporations, where commenced. — Suits against municipal corporations as defendant or codefendant shall be commenced only in the county in which the municipal corporation is situated, or if the municipal corporation is situated in more than one county, then suits against the municipal corporation shall be commenced only in that county wherein the seat of government of the municipal corporation is situated; except that:  (1) Suits may be brought against a city containing more than four hundred thousand inhabitants in any county in which any part of the city is situated; and  (2) Suits in inverse condemnation or involving dangerous conditions of public property against a municipal corporation established under Article VI, Section 30(a) of the Missouri Constitution shall be brought only in the county where such land or any part thereof lies. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 875, A.L. 1955 p. 312, A.L. 2012 S.B. 628 merged with S.B. 636)  (1982) University of Missouri is not a "municipal corporation" within the meaning of statute requiring that suits against a municipal corporation be brought only in the county in which it is located. State ex rel. Milham v. Rickhoff (Mo.), 633 S.W.2d 733. (1985) Provisions for judicial review of contested cases under the Administrative Procedure and Review Act are specific and controlling as against the general venue statute for suits against municipal corporations. State ex rel. City of Springfield v. Crouch (Mo.App.), 687 S.W.2d 639.
MO Rev Stat § 508.060 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 508 - Venue and Change of Venue|Section 508.060 - Actions against counties, where instituted.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   508.060. Actions against counties, where instituted. — All actions whatsoever against any county shall be commenced in the circuit court of such county, and prosecuted to final judgment and execution therein, unless removed by change of venue to some other county, in which case the action or actions so removed shall be prosecuted to final judgment and execution in the circuit court of such other county. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13767)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12108; 1919 § 9506; 1909 § 3727  (1971) Appeal to circuit court of St. Louis City from order of air pollution appeal board of St. Louis County was not an action against St. Louis County and jurisdiction was not controlled by this section. State ex rel. Union Election Co. v. Scott (A.), 470 S.W.2d 1.
MO Rev Stat § 508.072 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 508 - Venue and Change of Venue|Section 508.072 - Suits against issuers of bad checks to the department of revenue, where commenced, when commenced — notice of election of venue to be given, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1986   508.072. Suits against issuers of bad checks to the department of revenue, where commenced, when commenced — notice of election of venue to be given, when. — 1. Civil and criminal suits against issuers of checks payable to the Missouri department of revenue which are returned because of insufficient funds or no account shall be commenced in either the county where the defendant resides or in the county wherein the seat of state government is found provided any such issuer shall be given thirty days to make any such check good before any action is commenced in a county other than that of the residence of the issuer.  2. Notice of this election of venue statute shall be given to all persons who write a check payable to the Missouri department of revenue which is returned for insufficient funds or no account prior to commencement of legal proceedings on the check. ­­-------- (L. 1986 S.B. 669, et al § 2)