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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 490.110 (2026)

Presentation of laws to trial court

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  490.110.  Presentation of laws to trial court. — Any party may also present to the trial court any admissible evidence of such laws, but, to enable a party to offer evidence of the law in another jurisdiction or to ask that judicial notice be taken thereof, reasonable notice shall be given to the adverse parties either in the pleadings or otherwise.

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(L. 1949 p. 318 § 5)

(1966) Allegation in petition that cause of action arose in Illinois constituted sufficient "reasonable notice" of intent to rely on foreign law. Valleroy v. Southern Railway Co. (Mo.), 403 S.W.2d 553.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1966–2019 · leading case: Nelson v. Hall, 684 S.W.2d 350 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984).
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Nelson v. Hall, 684 S.W.2d 350 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 4× “§ 490.110, RSMo 1978; Valleroy v. Southern Railway Company, 403 S.”
Valleroy v. S. Ry. Co., 403 S.W.2d 553 (Mo. 1966). · cites it 5× “Plaintiff further argues that the law of Illinois was not applicable in this case because Southern did not comply with Section 490.110, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S., *558 which is a part of “The Uniform Judicial Notice of Foreign Law Act.”
Mark Wagner v. Missouri State Bd. of Nursing, 570 S.W.3d 147 (Mo. Ct. App. 2019). “may be shown to the court by a pleading, or by other reasonable notice that the litigant relies upon the law of that other state or that such law necessarily appertains to decide the cause of action.”
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