The person appointed attorney, as directed, shall, as long as his appointment continues in force, be deemed, to all intents and purposes, the representative of the decedent, and shall have the same power to file pleadings, order process, or take any other steps in the defense, as the decedent would have were he living.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.440
Powers of the attorney under section 521.430
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1481); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1317; 1919 § 1768; 1909 § 2337
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.