Mo. Rev. Stat. § 527.120 : — STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTSDeclaratory Judgments; Actions Involving Land Titles; Lis Pendens; Change of Name — Construction TEXT PDF This law is declared to be remedial; its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status and other legal relations; and is to be liberally construed and administered. § 527.120, RSMo RSMo 1939 § 1137