Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.855 (2026)

Ordinary relief

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351.855. Ordinary relief. — If the court finds that one or more of the grounds for relief described in subsection 1 of section 351.850 exist, it may order one or more of the following types of relief:

(1) The performance, prohibition, alteration, or setting aside of any action of the corporation or of its shareholders, directors, or officers or of any other party to the proceeding;

(2) The cancellation or alteration of any provision in the corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws;

(3) The removal from office of any director or officer;

(4) The appointment of any individual as a director or officer;

(5) An accounting with respect to any matter in dispute;

(6) The appointment of a custodian to manage the business and affairs of the corporation;

(7) The appointment of a provisional director, who has all the rights, powers, and duties of a duly elected director, to serve for the term and under the conditions prescribed by the court;

(8) The payment of dividends;

(9) The award of damages to any aggrieved party.

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(L. 1990 H.B. 1432)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2009–2020 · leading case: Cannon v. Monroe, 285 S.W.3d 375 (Mo. Ct. App. 2009).

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Cannon v. Monroe, 285 S.W.3d 375 (Mo. Ct. App. 2009). “Monroe sought a judgment from the court, pursuant to sections 351.855 and 351.860, where shareholders and directors of a corporation are deadlocked, ordering Cannon *377 removed as an officer and director of SDC, and ordering that a third party be appointed as a director, and…”

Joan L. Robinson, Respondent/Cross-Appellant v. John F. Langenbach, Judy Lanfri f/k/a Judy Longbrook, & Perma-Jack Co., Appellants/Cross-Respondents. (Mo. 2020). · cites it 2× “Robinson pleaded was violated), stating in relevant part: [A] shareholder of a statutory close corporation may petition the circuit court for any of the relief described in section 351.855, 351.860 or 351.865 if: (1) The directors or those in control of the corporation have…”

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