No action shall be brought to charge any person upon or by reason of any representation or assurance made concerning the character, conduct, credit, ability, trade or dealings of any other person, unless such representation or assurance be made in writing, and subscribed by the party to be charged thereby, or by some person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 432.040
Representations of credit to be in writing
Known as the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
The act spans §§ 432–432 (26 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Brock & Davis Co., Inc. v. Charleston Nat. Bank (1977)
Most recently applied in Montello Oil Corp. v. Apex Oil Co. (September 1983)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3357); Prior revisions: 1929 § 2970; 1919 § 2172; 1909 § 2785
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.