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516.020 Right of possession not affected by descent.

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516.020. Right of possession not affected by descent. — The right of any person to the possession of any lands, tenements or hereditaments shall not be impaired or affected by descent, cast in consequence of the death of any person in possession of any such estate.

(RSMo 1939 § 1003) Prior revisions: 1929 § 851; 1919 § 1306; 1909 § 1880

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516.020 Right of possession not affected by descent. · Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.020 | Frix