When a party causing a witness to be summoned, shall have paid or tendered to such witness his legal fees for traveling, and one day's attendance, at the time of summoning such witness, if he fail to attend he shall be liable to the action of the party for all damages sustained by the nonattendance, unless he show sufficient cause to justify such absence.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.140
Witness liable to action, when
Known as the Child Victim Witness Protection Law
The act spans §§ 491–491 (67 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1904); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1740; 1919 § 5427; 1909 § 6371
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.