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- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.220 · Construction and application of sections 537.180 to 537.210.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.230 · Action against mining operator for wrongful death of employee — amount — limitation.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.240 · Railroads and railroad corporation or companies — terms construed.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.250 · Liability of common carrier for loss or damage to property transported — who may be joined as defendants.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.260 · Railroad liable for killing stock — irrespective of negligence unless road is fenced.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.270 · Insufficient fence on railroad — stock killed — damages.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.280 · Injury to stock by railroad — agreed damages — payment, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.290 · Failure to pay agreed damages — double damages.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.294 · Firearm ranges — definitions — not to be deemed a nuisance, when — immunity from civil and criminal liability, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.295 · Agricultural operation not to be deemed a nuisance, when — exceptions — costs.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.296 · Private nuisance — definitions — exclusive compensatory damages for agricultural nuisances, subsequent actions, effect of — standing — action in excess of one million dollars, court or jury shall visit property — copy of final judgment to be filed.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.297 · Transfer of anhydrous ammonia, tamperer assumes risk — owners immune from liability and suit, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.300 · Penalty for driving away of others' stock by drovers.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.310 · Proceedings under section 537.300.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.320 · Judgment — execution.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.325 · Definitions — liability for equine activities, limitations, exceptions — signs required, contents.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.327 · Paddlesport activities — definitions — immunity from liability, when — exemptions — posting of signs required, content.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.328 · Private campgrounds, immunity from liability for inherent risks of camping — liability, when — signage.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.330 · Malicious trespass — to personalty — double damages — issuance of attachment, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.340 · Trespass on realty — treble damages recoverable, when — rules for trimming, removing, and controlling trees.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.345 · Definitions for sections 537.345 to 537.347 and 537.351.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.346 · Landowner owes no duty of care to persons entering without fee to keep land safe for recreational use — immunity from liability for injuries of trespasser on land adjacent to park or trail.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.347 · Landowner directly or indirectly invites or permits persons on land for recreation or wildlife management, effect.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.348 · Landowner liable, when — definitions.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.349 · Liability of landowner to trespasser, immunity where trespasser under influence of drugs or alcohol — limitations.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.350 · Double damages for throwing down gates and fences — exception.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.351 · Trespassers, no duty of care by owners, exception — liability for physical injury or death, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.353 · Liability for damage or destruction of field crop products, when — court costs awarded, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.354 · Prescribed burning act — definitions — immunity from liability, when — inapplicability, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.355 · Private property, permission by owner to hunt, fish, or recreate, limitation on privilege.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.360 · Single damages only recoverable, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.370 · Penalties, how recovered.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.380 · Fires from railroad engines — damages.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.400 · Double damages for willful fires.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.410 · Damages for backwater caused by boom across stream — attorney's fee.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.420 · Tenant for life or years liable for treble damages for waste.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.430 · Who may sue.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.440 · Heirs may sue for waste, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.450 · Tenant holding land after having aliened it liable for waste.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.460 · Tenants liable to cotenants, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.470 · Conservators, liable for waste, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.480 · What damages recovered for waste.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.490 · Treble damages if waste was wantonly committed.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.500 · Where waste committed pending suit, receiver may take possession.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.510 · Actions for waste, brought against whom.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.520 · Interest as part of damages.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.523 · Institutional vandalism, civil actions for damages or injunction — attorney fees and costs.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.524 · Injunction and damages for interference with lawful hunting and trapping.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.525 · Tampering with computer data, computer equipment, or computer users — damages — attorney fees, certain expenses, awarded when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.529 · Uniform public expression protection act — definitions — applicability and inapplicability — special motion to dismiss, procedure — dismissal, when — appeal — costs — construction.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.550 · Limitation on liability for injury or death at fairs or festivals — signs to be posted, content.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.555 · No civil liability for forcible entry into a vehicle for purpose of removing an unsupervised minor, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.595 · Citation — definitions — immunity from liability for claims relating to weight gain or obesity, when, exceptions — petition, contents — effective date.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.600 · Sovereign immunity in effect — exceptions — cause of action for damages, liability — definitions.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.602 · Supervision of community service work, immunity from liability, when — definitions — community service work not deemed employment and worker not an employee.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.610 · Liability insurance for tort claims may be purchased by whom — limitation on waiver of immunity — maximum amount payable for claims out of single occurrence — exception — apportionment of settlements — inflation — penalties.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.615 · Liability of state increase to apply, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.620 · Political subdivisions may jointly create entity to provide insurance — entity created not deemed an insurance company or insurer.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.625 · Procedure to form insurance entity.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.630 · Director to approve articles and issue license.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.635 · Entity to be treated as corporation — not to produce profit — may pay dividends, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.640 · Director to examine — renewal license fee — amendments to articles.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.645 · Director may take charge of entity, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.650 · Premium tax not required.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.675 · Tort victims' compensation fund established — definitions — notification of punitive damage award to attorney general, lien for deposit into fund — legal services for low-income people.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.678 · Percentage of fund to be used to assist uncompensated tort victims — filing of claims, procedure.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.681 · Eligibility requirements — waiver of certain requirements, when — incarcerated victim, procedure.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.684 · Filing of a claim, determining compensation, procedure — payment of claims.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.687 · Medical records submitted, when — violation, penalty.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.690 · Petition for review of a decision by the division filed with commission — judicial review permitted, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.693 · Right of subrogation, payment of a claim — division lien on any compensation received by claimant — rulemaking authority.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.700 · Public entity risk management fund established — definitions — who may participate.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.705 · Effect of participation in fund — use of funds, limits — board of trustees, duties — staff — board to be notified of claims, when — board may contract with independent insurance agents.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.710 · Board of trustees established — members, appointment, qualifications, terms, liability limited.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.715 · Board of trustees — officers.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.720 · Board, meetings — quorum — expenses.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.725 · Board — records — reports — principal office — seal.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.730 · Board — duties — rulemaking authority — subpoena power — prohibited activities.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.735 · Fund account, how maintained.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.740 · Insufficient contributions, assessment, abatement, deferral — retroactive application.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.745 · Construction of provisions.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.750 · Exhaustion of fund, claims to be prorated.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.755 · Fund money not available for certain purposes, exception.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.756 · Maximum amount payable from fund — how calculated.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.760 · Products liability claim defined.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.762 · Motion to dismiss, defendant whose only liability is as seller in stream of commerce requirements, procedure — order of dismissal to be interlocutory.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.764 · State of the art, defined — affirmative defense in cases of strict liability for failure to warn — burden of proof on party asserting defense — action for negligence, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.765 · Contributory fault as complete bar to plaintiff's recovery abolished — doctrine of comparative fault to apply — fault of plaintiff an affirmative defense to diminish damages — fault defined.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.785 · Citation of law — definitions.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.787 · Criminal or harmful acts, no duty of business to guard against, when — duty, affirmative defenses.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.850 · Citation of law — definitions.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.856 · Signage required — contract warning notice and language, contents — written description of activity required, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.859 · Immunity from liability, when — affirmative defense.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.1000 · Definitions.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.1005 · COVID-19 exposure, immunity from liability, when — assumption of risk, signage — no third-party liability, exceptions.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.1010 · Health care providers, immunity from liability, exceptions.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.1015 · Covered products, no COVID-19 products liability, when — evidence required for liability — inapplicability, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.1020 · Punitive damages, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.1035 · Expiration date — cause of action for COVID-19 exposure, health care services, or covered products created — statute of limitations.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.1250 · Citation of law — definitions — civil action by attorney general — considerations — safe harbor provision — attorney's fees and costs, punitive damages — contingent expiration — applicability.