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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 509.220 (2026)

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  509.220.  Private statutes, averments — laws of other states — judicial notice. — 1.  In pleading a private statute or a right derived therefrom, it shall be sufficient to refer to such statute by its title and the place where found in the session acts or in the revised statutes, and the court shall thereupon take judicial notice thereof.

  2.  In every action or proceeding wherein the pleading states that the law of another state is relied upon, the courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the public statutes and judicial decisions of said state.

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(L. 1943 p. 353 § 54)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1952–1960 · leading case: Jenkins v. Thompson, 251 S.W.2d 325 (Mo. 1952).
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Jenkins v. Thompson, 251 S.W.2d 325 (Mo. 1952). · cites it 3× “Section 509.220 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S., provides: "2.”
Woodworth v. Kansas City Pub. Serv. Co., 274 S.W.2d 264 (Mo. 1955). · cites it 2× “Section 509.220 and Sections 490.070 et seq.”
Wilson v. Kansas City Pub. Serv. Co., 291 S.W.2d 110 (Mo. 1956). · cites it 2× “, and § 509.220 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S.; Sup.Ct.Rule 3.”
Donahoo v. Illinois Terminal R.R., 275 S.W.2d 244 (Mo. 1955). · cites it 3× “Section 509.220, RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S.; 42 V.”
Robinson v. Gaines, 331 S.W.2d 653 (Mo. 1960). “; Sections 509.220 (see Laws 1927, p. 156), 490.”
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