Missouri Laws 375.1806 – Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, venue, where
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in all actions against an insurer relating to uninsured motorist coverage or underinsured motorist coverage, including any action to enforce such coverage, venue as to that individual plaintiff shall be determined as follows:
(1) If the accident involving the uninsured or underinsured motor vehicle occurred in Missouri, then venue shall be in the county where the accident occurred;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 375.1806
- Insurer: all insurance companies, reciprocals, or interinsurance exchanges transacting the business of insurance in this state. See Missouri Laws 375.001
- Place of residence: means the place where the family of any person permanently resides in this state, and the place where any person having no family generally lodges. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- 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
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(2) If the accident involving the uninsured or underinsured motor vehicle occurred outside the state of Missouri, then venue shall either be in:
(a) The county where the insurer resides; or
(b) If the insured’s principal place of residence was in the state of Missouri on the date the insured was first injured by the accident involving an uninsured or underinsured motor vehicle, the county of the insured’s principal place of residence on the date the insured was first injured by such accident.