Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 509.130 (2026)

Adoption of statements by reference

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  509.130.  Adoption of statements by reference — exhibits. — Statements in a pleading may be adopted by reference in a different part of the same pleading or in another pleading or in any motion.  An exhibit to a pleading is a part thereof for all purposes.

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(L. 1943 p. 353 § 44)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases, 1951–2019 · leading case: Crouch v. Tourtelot, 350 S.W.2d 799 (Mo. 1961).
Crouch v. Tourtelot, 350 S.W.2d 799 (Mo. 1961). · cites it 4× “The plaintiff alleged six grounds of specific primary negligence on the part of Brown, including excessive speed, failure to maintain a vigilant lookout, failure to keep his car under control, failure to keep his car as near as practicable to the right hand edge, failure to…”
Richard Brewer v. David B. Cosgrove & Cosgrove Law Grp., LLC v. Denise Lunsford, Respondent/Cross-Appellant., 498 S.W.3d 837 (Mo. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Section 509.130; Rule 55.12. A settlement agreement is governed by contract law.”
Bride v. City of Slater, 263 S.W.2d 22 (Mo. 1953). · cites it 3× “Howard, had authority to accept plaintiff’s offer or bid, that is, that the contract thus completed was entered into pursuant to lawful authority on the part of defendant municipality.”
Beets v. Tyler, 290 S.W.2d 76 (Mo. 1956). · cites it 3× “Under Section 509.130, RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S., such exhibits are a part of the petition for all purposes and may be considered in passing upon the sufficiency thereof.”
Barnhart v. Ripka, 297 S.W.2d 787 (Mo. Ct. App. 1956). · cites it 3× “For, the purported copies of the Ripka and Pendleton deeds, which were attached to and became a part of plaintiffs’ petition [Section 509.130, RSMo 1949, V.Á. M.S.], did not prove themselves; 7 and, although the record of the Ripka deed was identified as an exhibit and…”
M. F. A. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Hill, 320 S.W.2d 559 (Mo. 1959). · cites it 3× “Hill and Barney Malone pending against the administratrix in each of which those plaintiffs have alleged that they were riding as guests and that Loran Radabaugh, the owner of the automobile and the “named insured” in the policy, was the driver of the automobile at the time of…”
Jenkins v. Thompson, 251 S.W.2d 325 (Mo. 1952). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff pleaded he had been an *326 employee of defendant for twenty-eight years and, since May 1, 1924, in the capacity of a conductor under a written "Schedule of Wages, Conductors" (attached to the petition as Exhibit 1 and incorporated therein by reference—section 509.130…”
Barton v. Farmers Ins. Exch., 255 S.W.2d 451 (Mo. Ct. App. 1953). · cites it 2× “At the time the first petition was filed in this cause, the defendant had neither repaired the automobile nor offered the amount it would cost to repair it, in cash, nor paid for *456 the damage.”
McLendon v. Leighty, 320 S.W.2d 735 (Mo. Ct. App. 1959). · cites it 3× “Section 509.130 RSMo 1949, V.A. M.S.; Corbin v.”
Ingle v. City of Fulton, 268 S.W.2d 600 (Mo. Ct. App. 1954). · cites it 3× “Section 509.130 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. The lease attached to the petition, dated May 9, 1949, granted and let to the plain *602 tiffs Pierson the tract of land in question for a period during which “ * * * semi flint and/or other fire clay of suitable quality is found in profitable…”
Corbin v. Hume-Sinclair Coal Mining Co., 237 S.W.2d 81 (Mo. 1951). · cites it 2× “” He further alleged that he had notified respondent of his desire to repurchase the land; had tendered to respondent the agreed repurchase price of $2,500; had requested a conveyance to him of this land but respondent refused to accept the tender and to execute a deed conveying…”
State Ex Rel. Kopper Kettle Restaurants, Inc. v. City of St. Robert, 424 S.W.2d 73 (Mo. Ct. App. 1968). “14; § 509.130; Crouch v. Tourtelot, Mo. (banc), 350 S.”
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