Terms Used In Missouri Laws 108.330

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

Upon hearing, whether an answer has been filed or not, the court shall carefully investigate the record concerning such bond issue, together with all evidence and proofs submitted at such hearing, and if the court be of the opinion that said bonds are legal and that the laws of the state have been fully complied with, then such court shall make an order and decree adjudging such bonds to be a valid and binding obligation upon such state, county, township, school district or municipality issuing the same; which said decree, if not appealed therefrom, shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the state, subdivision or municipality issuing the same, and the legality of such bond when so issued shall not thereafter be subject to being questioned by any other court, and the holder thereof shall be conclusively deemed to be a holder in due course, for values and without notice of defect or infirmity.