Effective - 28 Aug 1990
525.050. Notice of garnishment, how served on corporations. — Notice of garnishment shall be served on a corporation, in writing, by delivering such notice, or a copy thereof, only to a person designated by the corporation in a registered letter filed with the sheriff or officer for collection in the corporation's county of primary business; provided, if such designated person is not available or if such designation is not filed with the sheriff or officer of collection, then such notice may be served upon the president, secretary, treasurer, cashier or other chief or managing officer of such corporation. Notice of garnishment may be served on railroad corporations by delivering the same, or a copy thereof, to any station or freight agent of such corporation, and on insurance companies not incorporated by or organized under the laws of this state, by delivering the same, or a copy thereof, to the director of the department of commerce and insurance.
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(RSMo 1939 § 1564, A.L. 1945 p. 649, A.L. 1990 S.B. 834)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1400; 1919 § 1850; 1909 § 2417
(1971) Where sheriff's return reported service on the property claims manager at the North St. Louis County office of Allstate Insurance Company, a company organized under the laws of another state, it was fatally insufficient whether or not the claims manager was in charge of the office since he was neither the president, secretary, treasurer or cashier of Allstate, nor "other chief or managing officer of such corporation". Smith v. Bennett (A.), 472 S.W.2d 623.
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVI - Statutory Actions and Torts
Section 525.010 - Who may be summoned as garnishees.
Section 525.020 - Garnishees summoned, how.
Section 525.040 - Effect of notice of garnishment — priority based on date of service.
Section 525.050 - Notice of garnishment, how served on corporations.
Section 525.060 - Return of writ, how made.
Section 525.070 - Garnishee may discharge himself, how.
Section 525.080 - Garnishee to deliver property, or pay debts, or may give bond therefor.
Section 525.090 - Claimants may interplead.
Section 525.100 - Adjudication of costs.
Section 525.110 - Execution same as on general judgment.
Section 525.120 - Courts may prescribe rules.
Section 525.140 - Garnishee shall file answer — failing, judgment by default.
Section 525.150 - Garnishment for wages, issued against railroad, when.
Section 525.160 - Railroad to answer garnishment for wages, when.
Section 525.170 - Judgment by default, how rendered final — extent and effect of against garnishee.
Section 525.180 - Answer of garnishee excepted to, adjudged insufficient — proceedings.
Section 525.190 - Denial of garnishee to answer, how — replication — issues tried, how.
Section 525.200 - What proceedings had, if effects found in hands of garnishee — judgment.
Section 525.210 - Answer taken as sufficient, when.
Section 525.220 - If answer admits effects or indebtedness, proceedings.
Section 525.240 - Costs adjudged against plaintiff, when — allowance to garnishee.
Section 525.250 - Adjudication of costs in other cases.
Section 525.260 - Debts not due may be attached.
Section 525.300 - Wages earned out of state exempt — exception.
Section 525.310 - Compensation of state and municipal employees subject to garnishment, procedure.