Section 12 Statutes

• Library: Remedies 2006

A declaratory judgment action is appropriately used to determine the constitutionality or construction of a statute. Wellston Fire Prot. Dist. of St. Louis County v. State Bank & Trust Co. of Wellston, 282 S.W.2d 171 (Mo. App. E.D. 1955). Section 527.020, RSMo 2000, specifically provides that any person whose rights, status, or other legal relations are affected by a statute may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the statute and obtain a declaration of rights, status, or...