Any provision in a contract, agreement or understanding that provides that a payment from a contractor to a subcontractor, trade contractor, specialty contractor or supplier is contingent or conditioned upon receipt of a payment from any other private party, including a private owner, is no defense to a claim to enforce a mechanic's lien pursuant to the provisions of chapter 429.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 431.183
Payment contingent upon payment from third party, not a defense to..
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wm. R. Clarke Corp. v. Safeco Insurance of America (1997)
Most recently applied in Wm. R. Clarke Corp. v. Safeco Insurance of America (June 1997)
Effective: 28 Aug 1995; (L. 1995 S.B. 93)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.