When any such petition shall be exhibited, the plaintiff, being served with a copy and notice as aforesaid, shall appear and answer the same; and on his failure to do so, the petition shall be taken to be true, and judgment rendered accordingly.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.630
When plaintiff shall answer
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1501); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1337; 1919 § 1788; 1909 § 2357
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.