Terms Used In Missouri Laws 436.103

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Any party to a franchise agreement may bring an action in the jurisdiction in which the franchisee is located to recover damages sustained by reason of the breach of the franchise agreement and, where appropriate, shall be entitled to injunctive relief. Such party to the franchise, if successful, shall also be entitled to the costs of the action including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees.