Section 429.270 – Enforcement and adjudication of rights of several lienors in equitable action — procedure.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.270. Enforcement and adjudication of rights of several lienors in equitable action — procedure. — Any and all liens in sections 429.010 to 429.340 provided for may be adjudicated and determined and the rights of all parties interested in the same and in the property and of any of the […]
Section 429.280 – Parties to equitable action.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.280. Parties to equitable action. — 1. All persons claiming any lien or encumbrance upon, and all persons having any rights in or against and all owners and lessees of said property to be affected and any of it, all as may be disclosed by the proper public records, shall […]
Section 429.290 – Equitable action exclusive of other remedies.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.290. Equitable action exclusive of other remedies. — After any such equitable action is commenced, the same shall be exclusive of other remedies for the enforcement of mechanics’ liens, but until such action is brought, the other remedies provided for in sections 429.010 to 429.340 shall remain and exist. And […]
Section 429.300 – Other actions stayed when equitable action brought.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.300. Other actions stayed when equitable action brought. — The equitable action above provided for shall be brought in the proper court of record regardless of the amount claimed by the plaintiff or plaintiffs in such action, and all other suits that may have been brought on any mechanic’s lien […]
Section 429.210 – The judgment.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.210. The judgment. — The court shall ascertain, by a fair trial in the usual way, the amount of the indebtedness for which the lien is prosecuted, and may render judgment therefor in any sum not exceeding the amount claimed in the demand filed with the lien, together with interest […]
Section 429.220 – Judgment by default.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.220. Judgment by default. — Judgment by default shall be rendered against every defendant who, after being summoned or notified according to law, shall not appear and plead within the time allowed in ordinary civil actions. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 3558) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3168; 1919 § 7228; 1909 […]
Section 429.110 – When owner nonresident — notice, how given.
Effective – 28 Aug 2010 429.110. When owner nonresident — notice, how given. — Whenever property is sought to be charged with a lien under sections 429.010 to 429.340, and the owner of the property so sought to be charged shall not be a resident of this state, or shall have no agent in the […]
Section 429.120 – Satisfaction to be filed, when.
Effective – 01 Jul 1997 429.120. Satisfaction to be filed, when. — Whenever any debt, which is a lien upon any building or other improvement, shall be paid or satisfied, the creditor, if required, shall file an acknowledgment of such satisfaction with the clerk of the circuit court. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 3563, A.L. 1996 […]
Section 429.130 – Penalty for refusing to satisfy.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.130. Penalty for refusing to satisfy. — If any creditor refuse to enter satisfaction within ten days after payment and request, as aforesaid, he shall be liable to any person injured, to the amount of such injury and cost of suit. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 3564) Prior revisions: 1929 § […]
Section 429.140 – Duty of contractor when others file lien.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.140. Duty of contractor when others file lien. — In all cases where a lien shall be filed under the provisions of sections 429.010 to 429.340 by any person other than a contractor, it shall be the duty of the contractor to defend any action brought thereupon, at his own […]