Every action shall be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest, but an executor, administrator, personal representative, guardian, conservator, trustee of an express trust, a party with whom or in whose name a contract has been made for the benefit of another, or a party authorized by statute may sue in his own name in such representative capacity without joining with him the party for whose benefit the action is brought; and when a statute so provides, an action for the use or benefit of another shall be brought in the name of the state of Missouri.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 507.010
Prosecution in name of real party in interest
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kopolow v. P.M. Holding Corp. (In Re Modern Textile, Inc.) (1983)
Most recently applied in Kopolow v. P.M. Holding Corp. (In Re Modern Textile, Inc.) (March 1983)
Effective: 28 Aug 1983; (RSMo 1939 §§ 849, 850, 855, A.L. 1943 p. 353 § 11, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45); Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 698, 699; 1919 §§ 1155, 1156; 1909 §§ 1729, 1730
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.