Missouri § 379.200 - Judgment creditor may collect insurance, when.
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§ 379.200. Judgment creditor may collect insurance, when.
Upon the recovery of a final judgment against any person, firm or corporation by any person, including administrators or executors, for loss or damage on account of bodily injury or death, or damage to property if the defendant in such action was insured against said loss or damage at the time when the right of action arose, the judgment creditor shall be entitled to have the insurance money, provided for in the contract of insurance between the insurance company, person, firm or association as described in section 379.195, and the defendant, applied to the satisfaction of the judgment, and if the judgment is not satisfied within thirty days after the date when it is rendered, the judgment creditor may proceed in equity against the defendant and the insurance company to reach and apply the insurance money to the satisfaction of the judgment. This section shall not apply to any insurance company in liquidation.
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(RSMo 1939 § 6010, A.L. 1991 H.B. 385, et al.)
Prior revision: 1929 § 5899
Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Missouri § 379.200 cover?
Section 379.200 ("Judgment creditor may collect insurance, when.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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