Effective - 28 Aug 1943
507.030. Persons having a joint interest shall be made plaintiffs — defendants, when. — 1. Subject to the provisions of section 507.070, persons having a joint interest shall be made parties and be joined on the same side as plaintiffs or defendants. When a person who should join as a plaintiff refuses to do so, or his consent cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant.
2. When a complete determination of the controversy cannot be had without the presence of other parties, the court may order them to be brought in by an amendment of the petition, or by a supplemental petition and a new summons.
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(RSMo 1939 §§ 853, 972, A.L. 1943 p. 353 § 15)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 702, 820; 1919 §§ 1159, 1275; 1909 §§ 1733, 1849
CROSS REFERENCES:
Copartners assuming joint obligation to be sued, how, 431.140
Court to order parties brought in as defendants, when, 509.470
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations
Section 507.010 - Prosecution in name of real party in interest.
Section 507.020 - Action on claim under foreign law.
Section 507.030 - Persons having a joint interest shall be made plaintiffs — defendants, when.
Section 507.040 - Permissive joinder of parties — separate trials.
Section 507.050 - Misjoinder of parties.
Section 507.090 - Intervention — when as of right and when permissive — procedure.
Section 507.100 - Substitution of parties upon death, mental incapacity or transfer of interest.
Section 507.110 - Suits by infants, how prosecuted.
Section 507.115 - Infant defined for civil suit purposes.
Section 507.120 - Appointment of next friend, by whom.
Section 507.130 - How appointed.
Section 507.140 - Appointment when minor is under fourteen years old.
Section 507.150 - Bond of person acting for infant, when — effect of failure to give.
Section 507.160 - Bond filed, where.
Section 507.170 - Petition and appointment filed before further proceedings.
Section 507.180 - Guardian, conservator and next friend liable for costs.
Section 507.182 - Next friend, conservator, or guardian may employ attorney and incur expenses.
Section 507.188 - Disposition of proceeds of claim — discharge of next friend or guardian ad litem.
Section 507.190 - Suits against infants not to proceed without guardian ad litem.
Section 507.200 - Appointment of guardian ad litem.
Section 507.210 - Appointment of guardian ad litem, when.
Section 507.220 - Guardian ad litem, liable only for costs in case of misconduct.