Missouri Laws 442.260 – Proof of execution of instruments
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The proof of the execution of any instrument in writing, conveying real estate, or whereby any real estate may be affected in law or equity, shall be:
(1) By the testimony of a subscribing witness; or
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 442.260
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- real estate: shall be construed as coextensive in meaning with lands, tenements and hereditaments, and as embracing all chattels real and as including a manufactured home as defined in section 700. See Missouri Laws 442.010
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(2) When all the subscribing witnesses are dead or cannot be had, by evidence of the handwriting of the party, and of at least one subscribing witness, given by at least two credible witnesses to each signature.