If the action is brought by a joint tenant, or tenant in common, against his cotenant, the plaintiff shall also be required to show on the trial that the defendant actually ousted him, or did some act amounting to a total denial of his right as such cotenant.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 524.090
What plaintiff must show to recover as against cotenant
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1537); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1373; 1919 § 1823; 1909 § 2390
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.