526.070. Injunction bond. - Missouri Statutes

Injunction bond.

526.070. No injunction, unless on final hearing or judgment,shall issue in any case, except in suits instituted by the statein its own behalf, until the plaintiff, or some responsibleperson for him, shall have executed a bond with sufficient suretyor sureties to the other party, in such sum as the court or judgeshall deem sufficient to secure the amount or other matter to beenjoined, and all damages that may be occasioned by suchinjunction to the parties enjoined, or to any party interested inthe subject matter of the controversy, conditioned that theplaintiff will abide the decision which shall be made thereon,and pay all sums of money, damages and costs that shall beadjudged against him if the injunction shall be dissolved. Inlieu of the bond the plaintiff may deposit with the court suchsum, in cash, as the court may require, sufficient to secure suchamounts.

(RSMo 1939 § 1671, A.L. 1977 H.B. 471)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1507; 1919 § 1957; 1909 § 2522

(1973) Municipality seeking an injunction must execute a bond and does not fall within statutory exception allowing the state to obtain an injunction without execution of a bond in suits instituted in its own behalf. Ruddy v. Corning (A.), 501 S.W.2d 537.