9.30 Perfecting a Prescriptive Easement—quiet Title Actions

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g. (§9.30) Perfecting a Prescriptive Easement—Quiet Title Actions

"A suit to quiet title . . . is a statutory action, and it is an appropriate means to determine the respective estates, titles, and interests of multiple people claiming an interest in land." Robson v. Diem, 317 S.W.3d 706, 712 (Mo. App. W.D. 2010) (citing Jetz Serv. Co. v. KC Citadel Apartments, L.L.C., 59 S.W.3d 527, 529 (Mo. App. W.D. 2001)). Section 527.150.1, RSMo 2016, provides as follows:

1. Any person claiming any title, estate or interest in real property, whether the same be legal or equitable, certain or contingent, present or in reversion, or remainder, whether in possession or not, may institute an action against any person or persons having or claiming to have any title, estate or interest in such property, whether in possession or not, to ascertain and determine the estate, title and interest of...