§ 490.020 Scope of liability; limitation

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§ 490.020. Scope of liability; limitation

    (a) The liability of a plaintiff for causing a wrongful attachment under Section 490.010 includes both of the following:

        (1) All damages proximately caused to the defendant by the wrongful attachment.

        (2) All costs and expenses, including attorney's fees, reasonably expended in defeating the attachment.

    (b) The liability of a plaintiff for wrongful attachment pursuant to Section 490.010 is limited by the amount of the undertaking.