522.300. Suit on bond--proceedings. - Missouri Statutes

Suit on bond--proceedings.

522.300. Every person furnishing material or performinglabor, either as an individual or as a subcontractor for anycontractor, with the state, or any county, city, town, township,school or road district, where bond shall be executed as providedin section 107.170, RSMo, shall have the right to sue on suchbond in the name of the state, county, city, town, township,school or road district, for his use and benefit, and in suchsuit the plaintiff shall file a copy of such bond, certified bythe party or parties in whose charge such bond shall be, whichcopy shall, unless execution thereof be denied under oath, beprima facie evidence of the execution and delivery of theoriginal; provided, however, this section and section 107.170,RSMo, shall not be taken to in any way make the state, county,city, town, township, school or road district liable to suchsubcontractor, materialman or laborer to any greater extent thanit was liable under the law as it stood before the adoptionoriginally of said sections.

(RSMo 1939 § 3278)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 2891; 1919 § 1041; 1909 § 1248