In cases wherein the summons shall be personally served on the defendant, no setoff nor counterclaim shall be pleaded in the trial de novo proceedings that was not pleaded before the associate circuit judge.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 512.290
No setoff or counterclaim to be pleaded in trial de novo, when
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Podhorn v. Paragon Group (1986)
Most recently applied in Podhorn v. Paragon Group (July 1986)
Effective: 02 Jan 1979, see footnote; (RSMo 1939 § 2745, A.L. 1945 p. 765 § 140, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634); Prior revisions: 1929 § 2359; 1919 § 2909; 1909 § 7586
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.