A counterclaim may or may not diminish or defeat the recovery sought by the opposing party. It may claim relief exceeding in amount or different in kind from that sought in the pleading of the opposing party.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 509.430
Counterclaim exceeding opposing claim
Effective: 28 Aug 1943; (L. 1943 p. 353 § 74)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.