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Rule 76.23 – Deed for Real Estate Sold Under Execution

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Missouri

(a) Contents of Deed. The deed of the sheriff who has sold real estate or a lease for more than three years shall contain the names of the parties to the execution, the description of the property and the time, place, and manner of sale. The deed shall be prepared at the cost of the purchaser at the sale.
(b) Acknowledgment. The officer shall acknowledge his signature to the deed before the circuit court of the county in which the sale is held. If the sheriff who has sold real estate under an execution fails to acknowledge his signature in open court, such deed may be proved in court as other deeds.
(c) Certification by Clerk. The clerk of the court shall endorse upon the deed a certificate of the acknowledgment or proof, under the seal of the court, and shall make an entry of the acknowledgment or proof, with the names of the parties to the suit, and a description of the property conveyed.

Mo. R. Civ. P. 76.23

Adopted June 10, 1980, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.

Committee Note – 1981

Paragraph (a) is substantially the same as prior Rule 76.50.

Paragraph (b) is substantially the same as prior Rule 76.51.

Paragraph (c) is substantially the same as prior Rule 76.52.