Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.450
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
Every interest in real estate granted or devised to two or more persons, other than executors and trustees and husband and wife, shall be a tenancy in common, unless expressly declared, in such grant or devise, to be in joint tenancy.
§ 442.450, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 3504