{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-516.020","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.020","heading":"Right of possession not affected by descent.","body":"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.","path":["Title XXXV - CIVIL PROCEDURE AND LIMITATIONS","Chapter 516 - Statutes of Limitation"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=516.020","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"93ae318f7c0d83a9d68fdb2cec5c0c098ee2ca3124465b60c5a6b85c1d2c4968","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-516.010","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-516.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}