Missouri Laws 511.100 – Confession by attorney in fact
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 511.100
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
A judgment by confession may also be rendered against any person for a debt owing upon a note, bond or bill of exchange, under his power of attorney therefor, acknowledged as required of deeds of land for record and filed in the court rendering the judgment, at the time of its rendition, together with the note, bond or bill of exchange, and the affidavit of the plaintiff that the debt is bona fide, for a fair and valuable consideration, and owing after allowing all just credits and setoffs.