Volume 298 — Missouri Reports

Clair Circuit Court. — Hpn. G. A. Cal-vird, Judge. (1) The trial court erred in holding in effect that the defendant was required to prove his defense upon the petition for review; it should have held that a prima-facie showing of a meritorious defense was sufficient, and this showing was made. 23 Cyc. 963-4; 15 R. C. L. 718; 17 Am. & Eng. Ency. Law (2 Ed.) 846; Tucker v. Ins. Co., 63 Mo. 588; Harkness v. Jarvis, 182 Mo. 231, 241; Parks v. Coyne, 156 Mo. App. 379, 394.