If any defendant shall die after his real estate shall have been seized on execution, the service thereof shall not be completed, but the sheriff shall return the execution, together with the fact of the defendant's death, which shall be a sufficient indemnity to him for his failure to proceed.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.215
Death of defendant after levy, proceedings
Known as the Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act
The act spans §§ 513–513 (120 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1283); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1118; 1919 § 1569; 1909 § 2138
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.