Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 435.450 (2026)

Uniformity of interpretation

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  435.450.  Uniformity of interpretation. — Sections 435.350 to 435.470 shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

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(L. 1980 H.B. 1203 § 21)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1983–2004 · leading case: Nat'l Avenue Bldg. Co. v. Stewart, 910 S.W.2d 334 (Mo. Ct. App. 1995).
Nat'l Avenue Bldg. Co. v. Stewart, 910 S.W.2d 334 (Mo. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 3× “Consequently, says National, we must be guided by § 435.450 which provides that the MUAA “shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.”
Crack Team USA, Inc. v. Am. Arbitration Ass'n, 128 S.W.3d 580 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “When there is no Missouri case addressing such an issue, we must be guided by Section 435.450 which provides Missouri’s Arbitration Act “shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.”
State Ex Rel. Tri-City Constr. Co. v. Marsh, 668 S.W.2d 148 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “480 limits the court’s jurisdiction to only those awards made under the Missouri Uniform Arbitration Act and the award in question was made pursuant to the Kansas Uniform Arbitration Act.”
W. Waterproofing Co. v. Lindenwood Colleges, 662 S.W.2d 288 (Mo. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “Section 435.450 of the Uniform Act provides that the act shall be so construed as to effectuate the general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which *291 enact it.”
Heineman v. Charno, 877 S.W.2d 224 (Mo. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “Section 435.450 dictates that the Uniform Arbitration Act be construed to “effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.”
Teltech, Inc. v. Teltech Commc'ns, Inc., 115 S.W.3d 441 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). “350 providing for arbitration in this state confers jurisdiction on the court to enforce the agreement under sections 435.450 to 435.470 and to enter judgment on an award thereunder.”
Grp. Health Plan, Inc. v. BJC Health Sys., Inc., 30 S.W.3d 198 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “Section 435.450 of the UAA provides that the Act shall be so construed as to effectuate the general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact it.”
Nat'l Avenue Bldg. Co. v. Stewart, 972 S.W.2d 649 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “Section 435.450 provides that the Uniform Arbitration Act embodied in §§ 435.”
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