Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.300 (2026)

Actions otherwise limited

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  516.300.  Actions otherwise limited. — The provisions of sections 516.010 to 516.370 shall not extend to any action which is or shall be otherwise limited by any statute; but such action shall be brought within the time limited by such statute.

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(RSMo 1939 § 1033)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 881; 1919 § 1336; 1909 § 1907

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 49 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1958–2025 · leading case: Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson v. Crawford, 833 S.W.2d 868 (Mo. 1992).
Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson v. Crawford, 833 S.W.2d 868 (Mo. 1992). · cites it 42× “Both plaintiff and defendants argue that section 516.300, RSMo 1986, prevents the application of section 516.”
Rebecca J. Davison v. Dairy Farmers of Am., Inc., 449 S.W.3d 81 (Mo. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 18× “370 shall not extend to any action which is or shall be otherwise limited by any statute; but such action shall be brought within the time limited by such statute.” (Emphasis added.”
Natalini v. Little, 185 S.W.3d 239 (Mo. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 15× “4) Section 516.300 and The Application of the Borrowing Statute Plaintiffs contend that the application of the Missouri borrowing statute is precluded by § 516.”
Gramlich v. Travelers Ins. Co., 640 S.W.2d 180 (Mo. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 6× “” Another statute that must be considered with respect to limitation of actions is § 516.300, RSMo 1978, which provides: “The provisions of section 516.”
Boland v. Saint Luke's Health Sys., Inc., 471 S.W.3d 703 (Mo. 2015). · cites it 4× “” Section 516.300, however, provides that: “[t]he provisions of sections 516.”
Frazee v. Partney, 314 S.W.2d 915 (Mo. 1958). · cites it 6× “At this point we should also note the provisions of § 516.300, as follows: “The provisions of sections 516.”
Kauchick v. Williams, 435 S.W.2d 342 (Mo. 1968). · cites it 10× “" Section 516.300 provides: "The provisions of sections 516.”
Yahne v. Pettis Cnty. Sheriff Dep't, 73 S.W.3d 717 (Mo. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “” § 516.300. The limitation period selected by the trial court was, inter alia: 516.”
Haas v. Haas, 504 S.W.2d 44 (Mo. 1973). · cites it 9× “It is exclusive of the other Statute of Limitations under Section 516.300, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., and fraud does not toll the running of the time limit prescribed in Section 473.”
Rose v. Arkansas Valley Env't & Util. Auth., 562 F. Supp. 1180 (W.D. Mo. 1983). · cites it 2× “190 (the Missouri “borrowing” statute) has any bearing here, since both those sections are ones which, under section 516.300, R.S.Mo.1969 (as amended), are rendered inapplicable with respect to a statutory cause of action which carries its own internal limitations ■provision, as…”
Chouteau Auto Mart, Inc. v. First Bank of Missouri, 148 S.W.3d 17 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “120 provides the most applicable limitation period for a UFL claim, as Lauer holds, the principle is still subject to section 516.300, which provides that the provisions of Chapter 516 do not apply if another statute in some other chapter provides a different limitation period.”
Witherspoon v. Gen. Motors Corp., 535 F. Supp. 432 (W.D. Mo. 1982). · cites it 5× “370 shall not extend to any action which is or shall be otherwise limited by any statute; but such action shall be brought within the time limited by such statute.”
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