All pleadings shall be so construed as to do substantial justice.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 509.250
Pleadings, how construed
Effective: 28 Aug 1943; (L. 1943 p. 353 § 57)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.