{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-524.040","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 524.040","heading":"Parties to action.","body":"The action shall be prosecuted in the real names of the parties thereto, and shall be brought against the person in possession of the premises claimed.","path":["Title XXXVI - STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS","Chapter 524 - Ejectment"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=524.040","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"efab320396cc120284fd7af021a765c75a5b9af3b416cf2e9935cbd86282ae88","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-524.030","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-524.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}