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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 507.170 (2026)

Petition and appointment filed before further proceedings

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  507.170.  Petition and appointment filed before further proceedings. — The petition for the appointment of a next friend, the written consent of the person proposed to be next friend, and the order of appointment, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court where the suit is proposed to be brought, before any proceedings shall be had in the cause.

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(RSMo 1939 § 865)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 714; 1919 § 1171; 1909 § 1745

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1968–2023 · leading case: Quincy ex rel. Quincy v. Quincy ex rel. Grand, 430 S.W.2d 638 (Mo. Ct. App. 1968).
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Quincy ex rel. Quincy v. Quincy ex rel. Grand, 430 S.W.2d 638 (Mo. Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 3× “02(g) and Section 507.170 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. provide that the “ * * * petition for the appointment of a next friend, the written consent of the person proposed to be next friend, and the order of appointment, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court where *641 the…”
Smith v. United States, No. 4:19-cv-02890 (E.D. Mo. May 17, 2021). · cites it 2× “Mo. Rev. Stat. § 507.170 . Plaintiff’s witness list did not include Dajia Hobin and Makayla Hobin, the decedent’s adult children and beneficiaries of the settlement agreement.”
D.O. v. Ozark Horizon State Sch., No. 6:22-cv-03265 (W.D. Mo. May 4, 2023). · cites it 2× “” Mo. Rev. Stat. § 507.170 . Without S.O.’s and B.”
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