535.090. Complaint, contents--proof of trial. - Missouri Statutes

Complaint, contents--proof of trial.

535.090. It shall be sufficient for such person purchasing lands ortenements to file a complaint, pursuant to section 535.070, verified byaffidavit, stating by whom the premises were leased or rented, and theterms of such lease or renting, and how such person claims title to thelands or tenements; and upon the trial of the cause, if the plaintiff showsthat the party in possession, or those under whom the party in possessionclaims, rented or leased from a party claiming title to the premises bydeed, and that the plaintiff has acquired the title of the original lessoror landlord, by a deed or deeds, regularly acknowledged, the plaintiffshall be entitled to recover possession and unpaid rent accruing after thetransfer and while the tenant was in possession.

(RSMo 1939 § 3001, A.L. 1997 H.B. 361)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 2614; 1919 § 6908; 1909 § 7911