Mo. Rev. Stat. § 400.8-114
Evidentiary rules concerning certificated securities
Missouri · Revised Statutes of Missouri Chapter 400 — Uniform Commercial Code · Status: effective · Effective 1997-08-28
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- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 400.8-114, Evidentiary rules concerning certificated securities, Missouri, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-29, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1815181
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The following rules apply in an action on a certificated security against the issuer:
(1) Unless specifically denied in the pleadings, each signature on a security certificate or in a necessary indorsement is admitted;
(2) If the effectiveness of a signature is put in issue, the burden of establishing effectiveness is on the party claiming under the signature, but the signature is presumed to be genuine or authorized;
(3) If signatures on a security certificate are admitted or established, production of the certificate entitles a holder to recover on it unless the defendant establishes a defense or a defect going to the validity of the security;
(4) If it is shown that a defense or defect exists, the plaintiff has the burden of establishing that the plaintiff or some person under whom the plaintiff claims is a person against whom the defense or defect cannot be asserted.