521.010. Attachment, when issued--parties to--causes for.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

521.010. Attachment, when issued--parties to--causes for.

Attachment, when issued--parties to--causes for.

521.010. In any court having competent jurisdiction, theplaintiff in any civil action may have an attachment against theproperty of the defendant, or that of any one or more of severaldefendants, in any one or more of the following cases:

(1) Where the defendant is not a resident of this state;

(2) Where the defendant is a corporation, whose chief officeor place of business is out of this state;

(3) Where the defendant conceals himself, so that theordinary process of law cannot be served upon him;

(4) Where the defendant has absconded or absented himselffrom his usual place of abode in this state, so that the ordinaryprocess of law cannot be served upon him;

(5) Where the defendant is about to remove his property oreffects out of this state, with the intent to defraud, hinder ordelay his creditors;

(6) Where the defendant is about to remove out of thisstate, with the intent to change his domicile;

(7) Where the defendant has fraudulently conveyed orassigned his property or effects, so as to hinder or delay hiscreditors;

(8) Where the defendant has fraudulently concealed, removedor disposed of his property or effects, so as to hinder or delayhis creditors;

(9) Where the defendant is about fraudulently to convey orassign his property or effects, so as to hinder or delay hiscreditors;

(10) Where the defendant is about fraudulently to conceal,remove or dispose of his property or effects, so as to hinder ordelay his creditors;

(11) Where the cause of action accrued out of this state,and the defendant has absconded, or secretly removed his propertyor effects into this state;

(12) Where the damages for which the action is brought arefor injuries arising from the commission of some felony ormisdemeanor, or for the seduction of any female;

(13) Where the debtor has failed to pay the price or valueof any article or thing delivered, which by contract, he wasbound to pay upon the delivery;

(14) Where the debt sued for was fraudulently contracted onthe part of the debtor.