The complainant shall not be compelled to make further proof of the forcible entry or detainer than that he was lawfully possessed of the premises, and that the defendant unlawfully entered into and detained or unlawfully detained the same.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 534.200
Proof required of complainant
Effective: 28 Aug 1945; (RSMo 1939 § 2844, A.L. 1945 p. 1089); Prior revisions: 1929 § 2458; 1919 § 3006; 1909 § 7668
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.