429.520. Actions to enforce lien, how conducted--nature of judgment. - Missouri Statutes

Actions to enforce lien, how conducted--nature of judgment.

429.520. Except as otherwise provided in sections 429.440 to429.540, all actions to enforce any lien under section 429.440,shall be governed in all respects by sections 429.170 to 429.250which relate to actions for the enforcement of mechanics' liens;but no personal judgment shall be rendered for the amount of theindebtedness for which the lien is prosecuted in any such actionexcept as against such defendants as might be sued thereon in anordinary action at law.

(RSMo 1939 § 3599, A. 1949 S.B. 1120)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 3209; 1919 § 7269; 1909 § 8257