{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-515.040","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 515.040","heading":"Referees to be disinterested parties.","body":"No person shall be appointed referee who is of kin to either party, or is interested in the event of the action.","path":["Title XXXV - CIVIL PROCEDURE AND LIMITATIONS","Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=515.040","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"0e9896c11694da1796d84c9103489e9f6d2724842ae8f69ea5b673d5fbd237b9","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-515.030","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-515.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}