Bill Text: MO HB1983 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Allows, instead of requires, the court or jury to visit the property alleged to be affected in any action for private nuisance where the amount in controversy exceeds $1 million if requested by any party

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-14 - Referred: Judiciary (H) [HB1983 Detail]

Download: Missouri-2010-HB1983-Introduced.html

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 1983

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES STEVENSON (Sponsor), LIPKE, JONES (89) AND BURNETT (Co-sponsors).

4643L.01I                                                                                                                                                  D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

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AN ACT

To repeal section 537.296, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to private nuisance actions where the amount in controversy exceeds one million dollars.

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

            Section A. Section 537.296, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 537.296, to read as follows:

            537.296. In any action for private nuisance where the amount in controversy exceeds one million dollars, if any party requests the court or jury to visit the property alleged to be affected by the nuisance, the court or jury [shall] may visit the property.

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