In a lawsuit, if someone needs to prove that a bond, bill, or note was signed over or endorsed, a sworn written statement from a reliable witness can be used as basic proof of that fact.
490.510. of of notes. — Whenever it becomes necessary in any suit to prove an of or an endorsement on any , or note, an of a , proving the same, shall be received as of the facts stated in such affidavit.
(RSMo 1939 § 1857)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1693; 1919 § 5380; 1909 § 6324
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