Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status or other legal relations thereunder.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 527.020
Power to construe
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State Ex Rel. City of St. Louis v. Litz (1983)
Most recently applied in State Ex Rel. City of St. Louis v. Litz (June 1983)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1127)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.