Missouri Laws 354.345 – Court decree of specific performance — membership contract, failure of ..
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 354.345
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- hereafter: means the time after the statute containing it takes effect. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Heretofore: means any time previous to the day when the statute containing it takes effect. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
Any person, who has heretofore obtained or may hereafter obtain, in any of the courts of this state, a decree against any corporation subject to the provisions of sections 354.010 to 354.380 doing business in this state, commanding or directing said corporation to specifically perform a membership contract, may, if the corporation against which said decree is obtained, fails, for a period of fifteen days after the rendition of said decree, to comply with the same, obtain a copy of said decree, certified to under the hand and seal of the clerk of the court in which said decree was rendered, and transmit the same, together with the certificate of said clerk, reciting therein the failure of such corporation to comply with said decree, and transmit the same to the director of the department of commerce and insurance of the state of Missouri, and immediately upon receipt thereof, the said director of the department of commerce and insurance shall cause such corporation to be notified of the fact of the filing of such certified copy of said decree and certificate, and if such corporation fails for a period of thirty days thereafter to comply with said decree, the certificate of authority or license to do business issued or granted to such corporation shall immediately be suspended or revoked by the director of the department of commerce and insurance, until such decree shall be satisfied; provided, however, the foregoing shall not be applicable while an appeal is pending if a supersedeas bond shall have been given.