{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-431.170","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 431.170","heading":"Action against assignor by assignee, when.","body":"The assignee of a bond, nonnegotiable note or account, may maintain an action against the assignor, upon failure to obtain payment from the obligor, maker or debtor, only in one of the following cases:\n(1) If he use due diligence in the institution and prosecution of a suit against the obligor, maker or debtor, for the recovery of the money or property due, or damages in lieu thereof;\n(2) If the obligor, maker or debtor is insolvent, or is not a resident of this state, so that a suit would be unavailing or could not be instituted.","path":["Title XXVIII - CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS","Chapter 431 - General Provisions as to Contracts"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=431.170","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"5e033423e207d4cf544bca7468531d9a3ec35b0790bea0e048aaca8ad09be561","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-431.160","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-431.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}