527.020. Power to construe. - Missouri Statutes

Power to construe.

527.020. Any person interested under a deed, will, writtencontract or other writings constituting a contract, or whoserights, status or other legal relations are affected by astatute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may havedetermined any question of construction or validity arising underthe instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise andobtain a declaration of rights, status or other legal relationsthereunder.

(RSMo 1939 § 1127)

(1978) Held not-for-profit corporation is legal entity separate and apart from the persons who are members, and in order to have standing the corporation itself must have legally protected interest. Interest of individual members cannot give standing to corporation. Citizens Against Rezoning, Inc. v. St. Louis County (A.), 563 S.W.2d 173.