A conservator is a person who manages someone else's money and property. If a conservator misuses or destroys the property they are supposed to protect, they owe money to the person whose property was harmed, once their role as conservator ends.
537.470. , for , when. — If a commit waste of the of his , he shall be liable to the protectee for , at the expiration of his .
(RSMo 1939 § 3008, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2621; 1919 § 6915; 1909 § 7918
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