When the defendant is summoned to appear, or shall appear voluntarily, the like proceedings shall be had between him and the plaintiff as in ordinary actions commenced by summons, and a general judgment may be rendered for or against the defendant.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.370
Proceedings where defendant is personally served or appears
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1477); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1313; 1919 § 1764; 1909 § 2333
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.