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Revised Statutes of Missouri

Chapter 521

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 521

Attachments

521.010Attachment, when issued — parties to — causes for 521.020Attachments on demands not due — exceptions 521.030The affidavit 521.040Issuance on demands less than fifty dollars 521.050Suits by attachment — affidavit and bond — exceptions 521.060Form of affidavit, by whom made 521.070Bond, by whom executed — conditions 521.080Bond, by whom approved — attachment not to issue until 521.090New bond, when required — notice 521.100Suit dismissed for failure to give new bond 521.110Who may sue on bond — damages, how assessed 521.120Suit on bond, setoff pleaded by obligor — costs, how adjudged 521.130Attachment, how issued after suit is commenced 521.140Form of original writs, to whom directed — contents 521.150Original writs, how issued and returned 521.160Separate writs may issue to different counties, when 521.170Manner of serving writ 521.180Return of writ 521.190Officer liable for insufficient bond — motion for new bonds, when made 521.200Additional writs may issue, when 521.210Such writs, how entitled 521.220Form of writ 521.230How issued, served and returned 521.240Property subject to attachment 521.250Shares of stock subject to attachment 521.260Attached property retained by defendant before judgment or sale — bond, conditions 521.270Sale of perishable property — when and by whom ordered, how made 521.280Order of sale, to whom delivered, return — disposition of proceeds 521.290Compensation of officer 521.300Receiver appointed, by whom — oath and bond required — who may sue on bond 521.310Receivers, duties of — notes not taken by delivery bond — may sue — defenses not impaired 521.320Receiver to give notice to debtor, how — effect 521.330Receiver, report, money retained, how — compensation 521.340Sheriff to act as receiver, when — his rights, duties and liabilities 521.350Practice in civil cases to govern in absence of special rules 521.360Personal service or appearance, effect of — property of defendant, how affected by judgment and execution 521.370Proceedings where defendant is personally served or appears 521.380Proceedings upon constructive service — judgment not to exceed amount sworn to 521.390Judgment upon constructive service, effect of 521.400Proceedings where property of one of several defendants is attached — not delayed, when 521.410Issues raised by motion to dissolve 521.420Motion to dissolve attachment, evidence — burden of proof — appeal bond — liability of sureties 521.430Proceedings in case of defendant's death 521.440Powers of the attorney under section 521.430 521.450No execution to issue on judgment, when — property sold, how 521.460Court or judge not to order sale of property after death of defendant — how sold 521.470Defendant may plead to merits, when 521.480Attachments, how dissolved — affidavit may be amended 521.490Effect of dissolution 521.500Controversies between plaintiffs, how and where adjudicated 521.510Attaching creditor may maintain action to set aside fraudulent conveyance 521.520Persons claiming attached property may interplead — affidavit — trial without delay 521.530Costs adjudged as in other actions 521.540When creditors may defend 521.550Judgments on constructive service bind only property attached 521.560Executions, how awarded 521.570When execution returned unsatisfied, bonds to be assigned — judgment rendered on motion — damages 521.580Notice to obligors in bond 521.590Proceedings to avoid judgments on constructive notice — when defendant has two years to plead 521.600Proceedings to avoid debt 521.610If cause of action be denied under oath, plaintiff must prove 521.620If not verified or collateral avoidance pleaded, effect of — judgment 521.630When plaintiff shall answer 521.640Proceedings when setoff is pleaded 521.650Issues tried as in ordinary actions — costs adjudged, how 521.660Provisions relative to attachment to apply to proceedings before circuit and associate circuit judges 521.670(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § A)Repealed 521.680(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § A)Repealed 521.690(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § A)Repealed 521.700(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § A)Repealed 521.710(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § A)Repealed 521.720(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § A)Repealed 521.730(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § A)Repealed 521.740Bond and affidavit filed before circuit clerk issues writ of attachment 521.750Bond may be exacted, when 521.760Form of bond 521.770Third-party claim to be in writing 521.780Action on bond 521.790Officer not liable, when 521.800Officer, when liable 521.810Objections to security, how made 521.820Effect of overruling objections 521.830Officer, when not protected 521.840Proceedings in case of more than one claimant 521.850Claim to state value of property 521.860Court may require bond, when 521.870Proceedings for the distribution of money 521.880Bond under claim for specific property 521.890Nature and extent of law