347.069. Proper party to proceedings by or against company--joinder of proper parties--commencement of proceedings, where proper. - Missouri Statutes

Proper party to proceedings by or against company--joinder of properparties--commencement of proceedings, where proper.

347.069. 1. A member, manager, employee, or agent of a limitedliability company is not a proper party to proceedings by or against alimited liability company, except where the object is to enforce suchperson's right against or duty or liability to the limited liabilitycompany. Notwithstanding any provision of sections 347.010 to 347.187 tothe contrary, any person, including a member, manager, employee or agent ofa limited liability company, against whom a claim exists may be joined as aproper party to proceedings by or against a limited liability company tothe extent the claim arises out of the transaction or occurrence that isthe subject matter of the claim against the limited liability company.

2. Proceedings against a limited liability company shall be commencedeither in the county where the cause of action accrued or in any countywhere such limited liability company shall have or usually keep an officeor agent for the transaction of its usual and customary business, or in thecounty in which the office of the registered agent of the limited liabilitycompany is maintained.

(L. 1993 S.B. 66 & 20 § 359.740, A.L. 1997 H.B. 655 merged with S.B. 170)

Effective 6-24-97 (H.B. 655) 5-20-97 (S.B. 170)