7.4 Quiet Title Action Analogous to Declaratory Judgment

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3. (§7.4) Quiet Title Action Analogous to Declaratory Judgment

The plaintiffs, by requesting a decree quieting title, are seeking an adjudication of whether or not they have title. Evans v. Brussel, 300 S.W.2d 442, 444 (Mo. 1957). Such a judgment "is essentially a declaratory judgment and such actions impose on the court the same duty, namely to make a declaration of rights regardless of which party is entitled to it." Id.

Before the widespread use of the quiet title statute, lien claimants frequently

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