352.010. Incorporation of benevolent associations. — Any number of persons not less than three, who shall have associated themselves by articles of agreement in writing, as a society, company, association or organization formed for benevolent, religious, scientific, fraternal-beneficial, or educational purposes, may be consolidated and united into a corporation. Such articles of agreement may be organic regulations, or a constitution, or other form of association, and any corporate name, not already assumed by another corporation, may be chosen as the title of the corporation; provided, always, that the purpose and scope of the association be clearly and fully set forth.
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Koprivica v. Bethesda Gen. Hosp., 410 S.W.2d 84 (Mo. 1966).
· cites it 2× “The arguments and cases were reviewed at some length but the doctrine was again affirmed "primarily as a rule of public policy, in the absence of legislation and of an indicated contrary legislative intent.”
Bratt v. Cohn, 969 S.W.2d 277 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998).
“The trust created in 1994, the “Sheffield Perpetual Maintenance Trust” was created pursuant to § 352.010, § 352.020 and § 352.060 and was approved by the circuit court.”
Komanetsky v. Missouri State Med. Ass'n, 516 S.W.2d 545 (Mo. Ct. App. 1974).
“For this reason, the statute, § 352.010 requires that “the purpose and scope of the association be clearly and fully set forth” so that anyone examining the Articles of Agreement can determine the avowed reason for its incorporation.”
Carlock v. Ladies Cemetery Ass'n, 317 S.W.2d 432 (Mo. 1958).
“, relating to religious and charitable associations, provides that: “ * * * any association formed to provide or maintain a cemetery * * * may be created a body corporate and politic by complying with sections 352.010 and 352.060” thereof (§ 352.”
Johnson v. Rickhoff, 649 S.W.2d 248 (Mo. Ct. App. 1983).
· cites it 2× “Section 352.010. The persons holding the offices respectively of president, secretary and treasurer, “.”
Robert Wayne v. Washington Univ., 727 S.W.3d 722 (Mo. Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 2× “Section 352.010 provides in relevant part that “[a]ny number of persons not less 7 than three, who shall have associated themselves by articles of agreement in writing, as a society, company, association or organization formed for benevolent, religious, scientific, fraternal-…”
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