Where the title to property or the devolution thereof depends upon priority of death and there is no sufficient evidence that the persons have died otherwise than simultaneously, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, the property of each person shall be disposed of as if he had survived, except as provided otherwise in this law.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 471.010
No sufficient evidence of survivorship
Known as the The Uniform Simultaneous Death Law
The act spans §§ 471–471 (8 sections).
Effective: 10 Sep 1947, see footnote; (L. 1947 V
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.