Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 527.020 (2026)

Power to construe

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527.020. Power to construe. — Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status or other legal relations thereunder.

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(RSMo 1939 § 1127)

(1978) Held not-for-profit corporation is legal entity separate and apart from the persons who are members, and in order to have standing the corporation itself must have legally protected interest. Interest of individual members cannot give standing to corporation. Citizens Against Rezoning, Inc. v. St. Louis County (A.), 563 S.W.2d 173.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 94 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 1951–2025 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Nixon v. Am. Tobacco Co., 34 S.W.3d 122 (Mo. 2000).

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State Ex Rel. Nixon v. Am. Tobacco Co., 34 S.W.3d 122 (Mo. 2000). · cites it 4× “Respondents note that Appellants’ claim was brought under section 527.020, which states: Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal…”

Missouri All. for Retired Americans v. Dep't of Labor & Indus. Relations, 277 S.W.3d 670 (Mo. 2009). · cites it 4× “" Section 527.020. In Missouri Health, this Court applied this standard to an organization representing a majority of long-term care facilities bringing a declaratory judgment to have a bill declared invalid under Missouri's constitution.”

State ex rel. Slah, L.L.C. v. City of Woodson Terrace, 378 S.W.3d 357 (Mo. 2012). · cites it 6× “3d at 480 . Under section 527.010, RSMo 2000, trial courts are authorized to “declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed.”

Am. Fam. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Nigl, 123 S.W.3d 297 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 5× “The Nigls are correct that a declaratory judgment action seeking the interpretation of an insurance policy, and the determination of liabilities arising under it, is properly brought under the Declaratory Judgment Act, Section 527.020 RSMo. Shelter Mut. Ins. Co.”

Brunner v. City of Arnold, 427 S.W.3d 201 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “Second, in Count I of the Petition, Brunner seeks declaratory relief pursuant to Section 527.020. The Declaratory Judgment Act, in pertinent part, provides: Any person .”

Gash v. Lafayette Cnty., 245 S.W.3d 229 (Mo. 2008). · cites it 2× “See section 527.020, see also 26 C.J.S. Declaratory Judgment section 53 (2001).”

Citizens Ins. Co. of Am. v. Leiendecker, 962 S.W.2d 446 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 3× “” Section 527.020 RSMo 1994. Under this statute a plaintiff must be a party or a third party beneficiary of the contract.”

St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Med. Prot. Co. of Fort Wayne, 675 S.W.2d 665 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 4× “§ 527.020 RSMo 1978. On cross-motions for summary judgment the trial court found no coverage and granted summary judgment to defendant.”

Missouri Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Agi-Bloomfield Convalescent Ctr., Inc., 682 S.W.2d 166 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 5× “” Section 527.020, supra, reads: “Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may have determined any…”

Bd. of Educ. City of St. Louis v. State, 134 S.W.3d 689 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “Section 527.020 RSMo (2000) provides that any person interested under a written contract, or other writing constituting a contract may have issues of construction or validity *694 determined, and therefore, jurisdiction is conferred by statute.”

State Ex Rel. City of St. Louis v. Litz, 653 S.W.2d 703 (Mo. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 4× “2 *706 The foregoing rule is identical with Mo.Rev. Stat. § 527.020 (1978). The ordinance enacted by defendant City of Berkeley directly affects the City of St.”

Shelter Mut. Ins. Co. v. Vulgamott, 96 S.W.3d 96 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “Section 527.020 2 provides that “[a]ny person interested under a .”

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