Whenever an interlocutory judgment shall be rendered for the plaintiff by default nihil dicit, confession, or upon an issue of law, in any suit founded upon a written instrument, or upon a judgment of any court of record, and the demand is ascertained by such instrument or the record of any such judgment, the court shall assess the damages, and final judgment shall be given thereon.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 511.140
Judgment by default, how proceeded on to final judgment
Known as the Uniform Foreign Country Money-Judgments Recognition Act
The act spans §§ 511–511 (82 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1244); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1078; 1919 § 1529; 1909 § 2098
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.