No action for the recovery of any lands, tenements or hereditaments, or for the recovery of the possession thereof, shall be commenced, had or maintained by any person, whether citizen, denizen, alien, resident or nonresident of this state, unless it appear that the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor, grantor or other person under whom he claims was seized or possessed of the premises in question, within ten years before the commencement of such action.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.010
Actions for recovery of lands commenced, when
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Branson Label, Inc. v. City of Branson (2015)
Most recently applied in Branson Label, Inc. v. City of Branson (July 2015)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1002); Prior revisions: 1929 § 850; 1919 § 1305; 1909 § 1879
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.