Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.440
Heirs may sue for waste, when.
537.440. Heirs may sue for waste, when. — An heir may bring and maintain an action for waste done in the time of his ancestor, as well as in his own time.
(RSMo 1939 § 3005) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2618; 1919 § 6912; 1909 § 7915