Marriage a civil contract.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 451.010
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451.010. Marriage a civil contract. — Marriage is considered in law as a civil contract, to which the consent of the parties capable in law of contracting is essential. (RSMo 1939 § 3360) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2973; 1919 § 7298; 1909 § 8279
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