Section 31 Statute of Limitations

• Library: Consumer Law and Practice 2010

Chapter 407, RSMo, does not specify the statute of limitations for causes of action brought by the state or by private parties in accordance with § 407.020, RSMo Supp. 2010. Thus, as noted in Ullrich v. CADCO, Inc., 244 S.W.3d 772, 778 n.3 (Mo. App. E.D. 2008), private actions brought in accordance with the MMPA must be brought within the time allowed under the general statute of limitations, § 516.120, RSMo 2000. Under § 407.020, "[a] claim alleging a violation of the MMPA based on a contract must be filed...