{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-537.440","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.440","heading":"Heirs may sue for waste, when.","body":"An heir may bring and maintain an action for waste done in the time of his ancestor, as well as in his own time.","path":["Title XXXVI - STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS","Chapter 537 - Torts and Actions for Damages"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=537.440","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"614e31d0760bcd96223a9a07918bcb8c5bc235f5afbd56f13822868a138602f7","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-537.430","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-537.450"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}