A judgment by confession may also be rendered against any person for a debt owing upon a note, bond or bill of exchange, under his power of attorney therefor, acknowledged as required of deeds of land for record and filed in the court rendering the judgment, at the time of its rendition, together with the note, bond or bill of exchange, and the affidavit of the plaintiff that the debt is bona fide, for a fair and valuable consideration, and owing after allowing all just credits and setoffs.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 511.100
Confession by attorney in fact
Known as the Uniform Foreign Country Money-Judgments Recognition Act
The act spans §§ 511–511 (82 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case D. H. Overmyer Co., Inc. of Ohio v. Frick Co. (1972)
Most recently applied in D. H. Overmyer Co., Inc. of Ohio v. Frick Co. (February 1972)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1262); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1096; 1919 § 1547; 1909 § 2116
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.