If any person shall maliciously or wantonly damage or destroy any personal property, goods, chattels, furniture or livestock, the person so offending shall pay to the party injured double the value of the things so damaged or destroyed; and upon an affidavit that said damage or destruction was wantonly or maliciously done, it shall be a good ground for an attachment to issue, as in other cases by attachment.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.330
Malicious trespass — to personalty — double damages — issuance of..
Known as the Agritourism Promotion Act
The act spans §§ 537–537 (141 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Deutsche Financial Services Corp. v. BCS Insurance (2002)
Most recently applied in Patton v. Blum (May 2015)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3688); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3298; 1919 § 4249; 1909 § 5455
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.