The right of any person to the possession of any lands, tenements or hereditaments shall not be impaired or affected by descent, cast in consequence of the death of any person in possession of any such estate.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.020
Right of possession not affected by descent
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1003); Prior revisions: 1929 § 851; 1919 § 1306; 1909 § 1880
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.